Kennington, Grosvenor Sanatorium, The Lodge 1921
Photo ref: 70326
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A Selection of Memories from Kennington

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Kennington

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My mother was a patient at the sanatorium in the early 1950s. She suffered from TB and died in 1955, though not in the sanatorium. My father and I made weekly visits by Wootten's coach from Lewisham. There nearest I was ever allowed to get was to wave to her from the coach park while she stood on a balcony as I was considered to be at risk of being infected. Not sure which would have been worse - not ...see more
I was a patient at Grosvenor Sanatorium from 1941 - 1943. I was 19 and  recovering from TB with many other patients. Despite our illness they were happy times. We produced and starred in our own concerts. We had our own radio station operated by us and we took requests for songs. I am 82 years old now and living in Australia. I have just been looking at some photos taken from this time that I have. ...see more