Bursledon, The Hospital c.1960

Photo ref: B304048

We lived in Winchester at the time . I remember being at this hospital as a small child around 1958/9 Suspect of TB . My father had been convalescing from TB and when he was able, he would visit me , I don't remember my mother coming, but I guess she had to see to my two other sisters. For some reason I can remember a room with great big jars of sweets on shelves. Or it could of been a pharmacy ! I must of shared ...see more

I was in the Bursledon Hospital twice, first in 1949 and again in 1950. I was remitted there from the Childrens Hospital in Southampton; I was only 5 or 6 years old and have only vague memories of my visits. However, 2 things have stuck in my mind. I lay in a ward that was directly behind the steps shown in the photograph and remember looking out though the windows, over the garden. During my first visit, the flower ...see more

I remember being in this hospital. I am not too sure of dates, but I remember the big staircase and doing work there with other children. I remember there was a thunderstorm and I ran to sit on a chair at the main table, but got shouted at to sit on my bed. If anyone has anymore information about this hospital /home, please let me know. Many thanks.

This is just how I remember the hospital which I first went into in 1955 and stayed in for 7 years. It was a marvellous place and I have many memories from those days including a visit by Billy Smarts Circus, taking my 11 plus on my own in an upstairs room, being close to death and wheeled into the hall to be more quiet, then having my going up ceremony from cubs to scouts in the grounds of the hospital. The ...see more