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  • 'Bees made the honey'

    'Bees made the honey'
    Harrry Oldham was in the Royal Albert Hospital from the 1920s to the 1980s.  In a reminiscence session in Lancaster in ...

  • 'In memory of William John Brannan'

    'In memory of William John Brannan'
    In the main entrance hall at the Royal Albert, Lancaster was a brass memorial which honoured William John Brannan, a resident ...

  • 'Lewis' Smith Brockhall Story

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    'Lewis' Smith Brockhall Story
    This is an extract from an interview with ‘Lewis Smith’, who states that he was a resident of Brockhall Hospital from 1942 to 1988. It is cited on page 27 by Liam Concannon in his 2005 book called – ‘Planning for life. Involving adults with learning disabilities in service planning”. Published by Routledge.

  • '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 ...

  • 'There were so many people and so few staff."

    'There were so many people and so few staff."
    David Whalley did his nurse training at Calderstones between 1969 and 1972. Integral to the training at that time was working ...

  • "'… 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 ...

  • "Big, big fellas…" Moving from a boy's ward.

    "Big, big fellas…" Moving from a boy's ward.
    Norman arrived at the Royal Albert, aged 4 years old, in 1941. He went straight to the relatively newly built ...

  • "Even if you wanted to see your friend, you couldn’t."

    "Even if you wanted to see your friend, you couldn’t."
    Frank Cochrane and Harry Oldham, former residents, remember the food and seating arrangements in De Vitre Hall at the Royal ...

  • "Get a wet towel"

    "Get a wet towel"
    “Get a wet towel” Frank (not real name) was born in 1958 and went into Brockhall aged 4 in 1962, leaving ...

  • "Go back and knock!"

    "Go back and knock!"
    Frank Cochrane and James Leach remember Mrs. Wareing, the Matron at the Royal Albert Hospital from 1962 to 1972. Frank ...

  • "He wouldn't go in the bathroom"

    "He wouldn't go in the bathroom"
    This is an extract from a reminiscence session at the College of Adult Education, Lancaster on October 16th 1987. Two former ...

  • "I walk out the laundry…"

    "I walk out the laundry…"
    John Thompson was born in April 1942. John went to live in Calderstones in November 1966 when he was 24 ...

  • "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 ...

  • "If the lads want to do it they do it"

    "If the lads want to do it they do it"
    John Thompson was born in April 1942. John went to live in Calderstones in November 1966 when he was 24 ...

  • "In the same water."

    "In the same water."
    Two former Royal Albert Hospital residents, Frank Cochrane and Harry Oldham recalled their experiences of taking a bath as young men ...

  • "No pleasure, no sweets, no spending money."

    "No pleasure, no sweets, no spending money."
    Norman arrived at the Royal Albert in the early 1940s aged 4 years old. He went on the boys’ ward ...

  • "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 ...

  • "They were short here in Royal Albert" Staffing during the Second World War

    "They were short here in Royal Albert" Staffing during the Second World War

  • "We didn’t get paid 'til Dr. Thomas come."

    "We didn’t get paid 'til Dr. Thomas come."
    Dr. Thomas was the Medical Superintendent when the Royal Albert became part of the National Health Service in 1948.  Jack ...

  • "We give 'em plums alright!"

    "We give 'em plums alright!"
    The Royal Albert, as with similar institutions, had its own farm, gardens and an orchard. Although supplies were bought as ...

  • "We had some good fun there…"

    "We had some good fun there…"
    Norman left the Royal Albert in around 1980. He had arrived as a four year old about 40 years earlier. ...

  • "We used to get blackclock soup!"

    "We used to get blackclock soup!"
    Memories of life at the Royal Albert in the first half of the last century touch upon meal times in ...

  • "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 ...

  • "Yes, I love football!"

    "Yes, I love football!"
    Tony Dennison recalls his job interview in July 1973, aged 17, for a place at the Royal Albert as a ...
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