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Redhill, St Anne's School 1886
Redhill, St Anne's School 1886 Ref: 18928A
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 Redhill, Hospital 1908 (ref: 59627) |
Training in Redhill General
I too trained at RHG from 1963-1966 and I don't think any training these days could surpass the excellent training I received there. It was hard work but fun and I learned a lot and met some lovely people along the way. I ended up as a sister on ward 20 at Smallfield hospital and left in 1968 to go to live in Italy for a year - where I met my husband to be whilst on holiday. Fate has now brought me back to live in Redhill in 2008 - even though I still work in London. I am very shocked at how Redhill has changed beyond recognition and not always for the better. I often think of my colleagues from those times and have recently visited the housing estate where the hospital once stood. There are still many lovely parts to this area and I frequently enjoy sojourns to Reigate and the surrounding towns. I would love to hear about other people's memories of this time. Last edited: 03/11/2008 09:01 by Pauline Fiorentino |
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Year: 1970
Redhill in days gone by
I was born in Redhill and attended St Matthew's School and then Bishop Simpson Girls' School. I left Redhill in 1977 when I married and moved to Melbourne, Australia (my maiden name was O'Donovan). I have been back to Redhill several times. I last visited in 1999 and could not believe how much Redhill had changed. My favourite store (Pendereds) had gone. I spent most of my time and money in that store. I can remember shopping in Redhill, visiting all the clothes stores for the latest fashions. I remember the Market Hall on a Saturday night, watching the different groups performing. I remember the swimming baths behind the police station on London Road and the sports ground on the opposite side of the road. I remember the Odeon and going to the Saturday morning movies, which was great fun. I worked at Foxboro Yoxall until I moved to Melbourne and thoroughly enjoyed my time there and was saddened by its closure. Last edited: 23/10/2008 11:08 by Sharon Romp |
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Redhill, Hospital 1908 (ref: 59627) |
Year: 1967
Redhill General Hospital
The picture is of the old East Surrey Hospital and I can remember my mother being an in patient there for many weeks around 1954--- as children we were not allowed in to the wards and I can remember waving to my Mum through a window. I did my nurse training at Redhill General-- starting as a pre nursing student in 1965 and qualifying in 1970. We went between the two sites -- the other one being Smallfield Hospital in Horley which was an old war time hospital. I trained in the days when every hospital had a Matron and there was very strict discipline. we wore starched caps and aprons and the stiff collars were very uncomforable. The ward at Redhill were named after places in Surrey--- the medical wards were Chipstead and Chaldon. Surgical wards were Bramley and Brockham and the childrens ward was in a part of the hospital that was the old workhouse--- The Spike. The isolation ward was also very old and had been an isolation unit for a very long time-- that was called Ifield Ward. Despite it being a very old hospital some very innovative surgery was carried out there in the 1960's -- it was here that some of the first hip replacements were done by Mr Peter Ring who perfected a special technique that was in vogue for several decades. It is interesting to note that each ward had it's own designated cleaner who took great pride in the ward-- we must have had very low infection rates despite there being only a very small proportion of the antibiotics that are available today. The hospital was in a beautiful position on Redhill Common and the training I received there is still being put to good use as I continue my long career-- now in Australia. I have many happy memories of my time there. Posted: 02/05/2008 14:19 by Sally Pashby |
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 Redhill, Market Hall 1899 (ref: 43148) |
Year: 1964
Saturday Nights
What memories this building holds. It gave the opportunity for a lot of teenagers to have their first Saturday night outs. It usually cost 1s 6d entrance fee unless there was a fairly well known group appearing that night then it was 2s 6d. I attended Redhill Tech (my surname then was Watts) and worked on a Saturday in Woolies on the sweet counter and most of the day was spent chatting to various friends who used to come in and there would be great excitement in waiting for the evening to arrive. I would rush home, wolf down some tea and then spend about 2 hours trying on outfits, usually wearing the first dress that I had put on. It was such an exciting time, minis were just coming in and there were clothes that were actually designed for teenagers and not trying to make them look like mini adults. One of my favourite dresses was a mustard coloured dress with black buttons and mock drop collars, oh I thought I was the bees knees! I would meet up with friends and we would all troop off together (god knows what we looked like sometimes) We cottoned on to the fact that the groups would stay in the old South Eastern Hotel (anyone remember that) and I can vividly remember when the Hollies came to town and my mate, Liz and I just sat there looking and trying to sound cool when answering any of their questions. Liz came away with a chicken bone that night that Graham Nash had nibbled on. I wonder how many years she kept it. And the handbags! a great pile on the floor with all us girls dancing round while all the boys sat around the outside of the dance floor eyeing up the girls and trying to look big. What groups did we have, well I remember the Hollies, Swinging Blue Jeans, Long John Baldry (I think, or is that wishful thinking) Freddie and the Dreamers and lots more that have unfortunately slipped my poor old memory. They were such happy times! Last edited: 08/02/2008 09:18 by Sue Hoyland |
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Redhill, 1963-1989 and Shaws Corner!
I was born in Redhill General Hospital in 1963 and lived in Redhill until 1989 when I moved to Crawley and got married. I went to St Matthews School in Station Road, then Springvale finally St Bedes (for one year it was Bishop Simpsons) I visit Redhill now and then and am sad to see what a dump it has become. All the great buildings have gone only to be replaced by modern architecture. Theres no character now. I remember the old Odeon cinema, Rhythms and Cloakes the record shops, the Market Hall, Pendreds clothes shop (I wonder how much I spent there!!!) I used to go to St Matthews disco on a Sunday night and the Noke Drive youth club on Tuesdays. My current interest in Redhill ,that led me to this website, is I am compiling a family history on the Shaws who lived, worked and gave their name to Shaws Corner. So anyone with any info or who is also a relative, let me know! Also anyone who can tell me more about the Dairy that used to be in Station Road (1880's onwards) Posted: 22/12/2007 19:42 by Lin Pugh |
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