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  • 'The Cocoa Song'

    'The Cocoa Song'
    In Lancaster and Morecambe, in the late 1980s, men and women met and shared their experiences of years and years ...

  • "I’ll never forget things like bath nights."

    "I’ll never forget things like bath nights."
    John, born in 1960, was a Nursing Auxillary at Brockhall Hospital for about a year from 1982 to 1983. He ...

  • "When stuff was on rations…"

    "When stuff was on rations…"
    Frank Cochrane, a former Royal Albert resident, recalled how himself and others found enterprising ways to make money during the ...

  • “It was always, Thank God. That day's over.”

    “It was always, Thank God. That day's over.”
    “It was always, Thank God. That day’s over.” John, born in 1960, was a Nursing Auxillary at Brockhall Hospital for about ...

  • “We used to have a lot of debate about freedom…”

    “We used to have a lot of debate about freedom…”
    Duncan Mitchell was born in 1962, and trained as a nurse at Calderstones between 1983 and 1986. After qualification he ...

  • “You'd do your bundles before you left.”

    “You'd do your bundles before you left.”
    John recalls the bedtime practice of ‘bundles’ of clothing. This way of doing things was common at one time to ...

  • Interview with Duncan Mitchell

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    Interview with Duncan Mitchell
    In this oral history interview Duncan gives a potted history of Calderstones, with some additional information on Langho Colony and Brockhall. He then talks about his personal background, including studying at Kent University. His interview is mainly about his experience of  training and working as a nurse at Calderstones. Sound. 105 minute  Text. Full  transcript

  • Interview with John

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    Interview with John
    Oral history Interview with John who was born in 1960. He worked as a Nursing Auxillary for a year or so in the early 1980s at Brockhall, mainly on the children’s wards with occasional cover on the male wards. Sound – 65 minutes. Text – Full transcript

  • Interview with Julian Lockett

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    Interview with Julian Lockett
    In his interview Julian presents the viewpoint of a boy living at Brockhall, with parents who were both members of staff. Arriving aged 10 in 1970, he left four years later in 1974. His recalled the staff, student nurses, the grounds as well as playing and going to school with other staff children living there ...

  • Interview with Stephen Burden

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    Interview with Stephen Burden
    Oral history interview with Stephen., born in 1960. Went in Calderstones aged 16, then left in 1981. Sound: 12 minutes  Text: Full transcript

  • Walking around the Royal Albert

    Walking around the Royal Albert
    Up until the later years of the Royal Albert, and similar institutions, it was very difficult for those living there ...
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