Taplow, Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital c.1955

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My daughter was born here in 1982. I have memories of neat little wards and long corridors.

I was first admitted with stills disease in 1956 for about six weeks. I was on Ward 4. I remember professor Bywaters and later Dr Barbara Ansell. My daughter was also admitted with stills disease in 1964 and we both attended out patients from time to time for a number of years. Sad to see the deteriorated state of the hospital which always seemed to be kept up so well in the days we ...see more

What a memory, I was there from 1957 to 59, I remember being in bed for the first year with the school trolley coming every day, learning basket work, and making little red riding hood baskets for the nursing staff. I had a young boy in the bed next to me that had Stills Disease, and a blind girl the other side. I think the the main Dr's name was Thomas, but what a great nursing team. Great memory's. David Overfield davidoverfield1@gmail.com

I was born here 23rd March 1948 late afternoon. My mum remembers clearly the windows were open and the smell of freshly cut grass wafting in on the breeze. The gardener was cutting the grass. Something I will always remember. Colin Farmer.