Originally Posted by ROUGHLEE (Post 644428)

Just joined yesterday evening. I was born in Roughlee Nursing Home in 1941, and then lived at 32 Burnley Lane Huncoat until just before the end of the war. My earliest childhood memories are feeding hens in the back garden with my father. My job was to feed the blind hen from a bucket of slop. I have memories of quarry buckets travelling on overhead wires, and a small iron railed grassed memorial garden within walking distance of Burnley Lane. My mother pushed me to my grandparents who lived at 22 Station Road for me to have a tuppa tea with my Nan. One day, my mother couldn't find me and searched everywhere. I was eventually found sitting on a door step with one Amy Bracewell eating beetroot and baked potato. I came home with fleas! Sorry Amy if you're still around. I wore clogs and used to tap dance on the stone kitchen floor. The roof leaked. My parents returned to Liverpool before 1945, because I have a photograph of me at a VE day street party in Liverpool. I remember, in Liverpool, having the mickey taken whenever I used the expression "Give Over!"

I believe Roughlee was demolished. Anyone have any photos of Roughlee?
Does 32 Burnley Lane Huncoat exist? Any photos ? Am working hard on a mammoth family ancestry project at the moment. Any help would be very very gratefully appreciated. I now live in South Oxfordshire

Best wishes to all

Originally Posted by Taggy (Post 660025)

I was born there in 1957. It is indeed still a Residential Care Home for the Disabled. The Old Building was demolished, but part of the old wall is still standing.

Best Regards - Taggy

Originally Posted by red rose (Post 674577)

I was born there in 1960 - anyone out there after that?

Originally Posted by ossylass (Post 685791)

My youngest daughter was born at Rough Lee on 2nd Dec 1970 - does she get the prize?

Originally Posted by ossylass (Post 685791)

My youngest daughter was born at Rough Lee on 2nd Dec 1970 - does she get the prize?

Originally Posted by accyman (Post 784330)

is it an urban legend about a nurse killing babies at roughlee hospital in baxenden or did it actually happen , i recall been told about it a long long time ago but never realy looked into it .

Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 938070)

I was born there in 1963 -my Great-Aunt Lucy used to live just across the road from one entrance -on Lydia Street (I think). I remember seeing the old place -quite an impressive building.