Nostalgic memories of Heswall's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 21 - 30 of 92 in total
My name was June Singleton then, I was in Heswall from 1965 through to 1972, was on Agnes Hunt ward, had hip problems and spent a lot of time in a frog plaster, I had wheels put on so I could pull myself about, their was also a Donkey called Neddy that used to come around, I can remember a nurse called keeling. Used to get one of the nurses to go to chippy and we would have cola and chips and ...see more
Oh,what happy memories I have,i worked on the Baby unit at xmas,helping to make up the bottles for the babies,and then washing and sterilizing them in the autoclave.I also worked on Agnes Hunt and Robert Jones ward,as well as Florence Gibson ward.On Robert Jones ward there was a lad called Billy Syms,he was in a wheelchair,and he teased all the nurses.i enjoyed working there
My sister Lesley spent her 5th birthday at Heswall hospital. On 26th April 1957. She'd had encephalitis and then became epileptic. She had a birthday party on the ward, we have some photos of her sat in her cot/bed. She had two enormous black eyes and was heavily medicated.She still has the doll she recieved from our mum and dad on that day. I wish i knew about that time, but i was only 4 years old. I am trying to find out about her life. Thank you for this wonderful site full of memories.
My memories of heswall , I was not a patient, but my baby brother was, were of a hugeold building that was really imposing. My brother was taken there at 1day old. He had a cleft lip and palate,he stayed there for 8 months, until the first op' on his lip. To me it was amagical place, a boat , huge groundx, summer fayres. I remember a sister Bromley , and the surgeon there was a wonderful selfless man, Dr ...see more
I,ve lived in Irby in my early years in a prefab, temp housing after the war. I had a accident and went to Heswall hospital by milk float as we had no car or phone in those days. My memory was the open or charity days I think with a plane in the open grounds and we used to play on it, health and safety would be all over it nowadays. My sister and I used to go carol singing in Heswall ...see more
I remember my mother asking me to go Manner's Lane to the big house by the shore to buy a pint of shrimps - not many left by the time I got back! The smell of the mound of shrimp shells on the beach waiting for the tide to take them away.
I was in Holbrook Gaskell ward twice about 1956 &1958 I had rheumatic fever. I thought I would never go home, it seemed such a long way from Liverpool and my mum could only visit once a week and I could only see my sister through the railings. I did get to know some nice people there. I remember a teacher who used to come in each day - I think her name was Miss Jaimerson, she used to bring dolls for ...see more
My father was a patient at Heswall in the late 40's. He was suffering with Perthe's disease (a disease of the hip) and he was there for about 18 months. His name was Alan Rudkin. He was a little blond haired boy at the time of his stay, I think he was about 6 to 8 years old. I'm in the process of writing a biography on my fathers life. Despite his illness he went on ...see more
I have just found a photograph with the names, Denise O'Gorman and Marie Lafferty H.O.T ward Heswell Oct 1970 on the back. I believe my late mum was a nurse in this hospital in the 70's! I am looking for friends of hers. Her name was Patricia Gray and Stephenson when she married. Would really appreciate it if anybody could share any memories of her as unfortunately I don't remember her as I was a baby when she died.
Does anyone remember the Old Chinese Man, Abe Traver, that used to wander around in the rain on stormy nights? He used to always bring his inappropriately named dog along to galas and functions, I think he (the dog) was called crapcake? Hooola back if you remember this creature.