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  • 'Come to Brockhall'

    'Come to Brockhall'
    Betsy Bell was born in 1926. She went to Brockhall hospital in 1959, and except for a few months away ...

  • 'God made the Bees'

    'God made the Bees'
    Betsy Bell was born in 1926. She went to Brockhall hospital in 1959, and except for a few months away ...

  • 'I hereby order the alleged defective… to be sent to Brockhall Institution'.

    'I hereby order the alleged defective… to be sent to Brockhall Institution'.
    Wilhelmina D Family Story: Part One As said in the introduction, Wilhelmina D, born on January 20th 1912 was sent from ...

  • "'… the best bed-maker in the Royal Albert’."

    "'… the best bed-maker in the Royal Albert’."
    For many years residents (and nurses) in large long-stay institutions carried out domestic duties – whether on the wards or ...

  • "I shall be coming for our child on Sat next"

    "I shall be coming for our child on Sat next"
    Wilhelmina D Family Story: Part Four The documents here chart Wilhelimina leaving Calderstones and returning to her family home in Charlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. May ...

  • "I should never have been here."

    "I should never have been here."
    In an interview on March 21st 2007, Mrs. Creed recalled a story told to her by one of women she ...

  • "I was running that Refractory Ward on my own."

    "I was running that Refractory Ward on my own."
    Mrs Creed, in an interview recorded on March 21st 2007, remembered being in charge of Coupland Ward at the Royal ...

  • "Out of bathing"

    "Out of bathing"
    Mrs Creed was one of the longest serving nurses at the Royal Albert Hospital. Her career spanned the 1940s to ...

  • "They used to throw food at one another"

    "They used to throw food at one another"
    Former residents (Frank Cochrane, Harry Oldham, Peggy Palmer) remember the meals in De Vitre Hall at the Royal Albert in ...

  • "Well it can't be so bad to look so beautiful…"

    "Well it can't be so bad to look so beautiful…"
    June Flynn has spent a lifetime supporting people with learning disabilities, both as a nurse at Calderstones, and then playing a ...

  • “I as her mother want her home”

    “I as her mother want her home”
    Wilhelmina D Family Story: Part Three Following the story of Wilhelmina D, between February and April 1922 there were letters from the family ...

  • “I wish you would forward me a pass to come and see her”

    “I wish you would forward me a pass to come and see her”
    Wilhelimina D Family Story: Part Two Wilhelmina D was admitted to Brockhall in March 1921, and in December 1921 she appears to ...

  • 1914 Brockhall Plan

    1914 Brockhall Plan
    This 1914 plan, with its suggested changes to the Brockhall site, is a key point in the history of that institution. Brockhall ...

  • 1927 Nursing Exam

    1927 Nursing Exam
    Here is a copy of the November 1927 Final Nursing Examination for Candidates in Mental Deficiency Work. (Courtesy of Duncan Mitchell) As an ...

  • 1960 Nursing Final Exam

    1960 Nursing Final Exam
    From 1957 to 1960 Brenda Kay trained at Brockhall to become a State Registered Nurse. Most of Brenda’s training had been ...

  • Aerial View - Brockhall

    Aerial View - Brockhall
    Here is a black and white aerial view of Brockhall – date unknown.

  • Brenda Kay

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    Brenda Kay
    Mrs Brenda Kay worked at Brockhall from 1954 to its closure in 1992 when she transferred to Calderstones for two years before retiring. Starting as a Cadet Nurse, she qualified as a State Registered Nurse in 1960. In the years afterwards she spent many years nursing, including being Ward Sister, as well as being in charge ...
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