BROCKHALL HOSPITAL 1960s - Page 3

Doug · 13-02-2007, 15:05

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Originally Posted by flashytart

my god daddy where the hell did you appear from? i thought you where dead.....i havent spoken to him since november so no i aint asked yet

I'm close enough to give you a slap, so behave. Don't you think it's time to have a chat with him.

flashy · 13-02-2007, 15:08

nope, he knows where i live (it aint hard really is it)

Doug · 13-02-2007, 15:10

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Originally Posted by flashytart

nope, he knows where i live (it aint hard really is it)

Well it shouldn't be. Try it and see.

flashy · 13-02-2007, 15:12

no no no no no no no no NO

flashy · 04-04-2007, 21:49

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Originally Posted by Pheonixx

Thank you for bringing the memories back for me I enjoyed my years of working and living on the staff estate..Brookside.
[QUOTEOn my side my brothers wife jean jackson was a house mother also there daughter janette was a nurse there a beautiful girl who unfortunately died at the early age of 27 years ]
Yes I do remember Janette she was a lovely person and a very good freind of a lovely lady who also died of the same illness Stella Smith.
I also knew John grantham and I was unaware he had died..that is so sad I remember when the daughter died and having a conversation with him about bringing up the grandchild that was a lot of years ago now and I have wondered how that all panned out..that child will be getting on a bit now..I was married to a guy whos mum and her husband ran the social club but sadly Wendy died again of cancer about 4 years back..she was a smashing mum in law.
On a lighter note I knew Mick Morgan we used to call him the mayor of Brookside..and to the person whos dad is a planner ,was he a planner at brockhall.. was he called John by any chance and had been in a group many years ago..Linda

here i go again bringing back an old thread

unfortunately mick morgan is my uncle (married my mums sister) my mum and aunt and my dad all used to work there too....colleen morgan, maralynne mclean(sillitoe) albert sillitoe, lesley marsden (walmsley) rodger walmsley and peela who used to live on brookside, i know quite a few of them

russell · 17-11-2007, 12:09

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Anyone who worked at Brockhall in the 60s. I worked in the staff kitchen. To name a few. Charlie Jungbluth, ( catering Officer ), Martin Briggs, David Jones, Jack Asprey, Harry Hargraeves, Harry Buckley, Allan Wearden. Many other names, but see how many others we get. I know Its an Accy forum, but there was an hell of a lot of people who worked there from Accy.

I worked in the Staff kitchen from 1959-1960 under the notorious Mr. Jungbluth, Paddy Doyle, Davy jones and Harry Buckley(the nicest guy I ever worked with, so helpful) I was 16 and worked an 11hr day from 6am-5pm, Mon-Friday, and Sat. am, 6am?-12 noon. I transferred to the Nursing side as a Cadet Nurse(mr Jungbluth probs.) and when Iwas 17 went on Ivywood where I really enjoyed myself.
Russell

cashman · 17-11-2007, 13:39

this brings back a few memories, not of staff,but blokes who had been released,a few lived in the same lodging house as me "Black Annies" on Birtwistle st, two of them were " Brickyard" Walter, and "Pervy Neville" definatly not the full shilling, but very friendly guys,would do out for you,Walter passed away many years ago, never knew what happened to Neville. this was mid 60s.

cdean · 23-12-2007, 09:51

Can anyone help!! My uncle (whom i have only just found out about) was instituionalised in Brockhall Hospital as a child. Around 1945ish and lived there till his death in 2004, aged 65years. His name was Henry Collier. Does anyone remember him, i have found one picture of him in his later life and he was quite tall, good build, dark hair and looked a really nice man. i know very little about him or why he was sent there, how can i get any more information about him? also does anyone know where inmates were moved to in 1994 when the hospitaal was closed or how i can find that out? i am his next living relative, so i have next of kin rights i assume to his records, i just don't know how to go about finding them. did any staff remember him? i only wish i'd know 3 years ago so that i could have visited him.

flashy · 23-12-2007, 09:55

some of the patients where moved into the community, i used to look after some of them at Altham care home in clayton (dont recall his name though) some where looked after by Hyndburn core and cluster where my dad and sister used to work(they had there own little homes in the community) other than that i havent a clue, hope you find out soon what happened to him, good luck

cdean · 23-12-2007, 10:01

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Originally Posted by flashytart

some of the patients where moved into the community, i used to look after some of them at Altham care home in clayton (dont recall his name though) some where looked after by Hyndburn core and cluster where my dad and sister used to work(they had there own little homes in the community) other than that i havent a clue, hope you find out soon what happened to him, good luck

Thankyou for responding. i know he died 3 years ago, really sad that a child was put 'away' and forgot about for almost 60years, i really want to find out why and when he was put 'away'. by distant family rumours i'm told that really there was nothing wrong with him and he didn't need to be hospitalised. very frustrating indeed!

lancsdave · 23-12-2007, 10:02

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Originally Posted by cdean

Can anyone help!! My uncle (whom i have only just found out about) was instituionalised in Brockhall Hospital as a child. Around 1945ish and lived there till his death in 2004, aged 65years. His name was Henry Collier. Does anyone remember him, i have found one picture of him in his later life and he was quite tall, good build, dark hair and looked a really nice man. i know very little about him or why he was sent there, how can i get any more information about him? also does anyone know where inmates were moved to in 1994 when the hospitaal was closed or how i can find that out? i am his next living relative, so i have next of kin rights i assume to his records, i just don't know how to go about finding them. did any staff remember him? i only wish i'd know 3 years ago so that i could have visited him.

According to this link you need to contact the records office in Preston;

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flashy · 23-12-2007, 10:03

cdean you could also try social services in Blackburn (or lancs county council) some of my family look after ex brockhall patients in blackburn too (in the community)

cdean · 23-12-2007, 10:05

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

According to this link you need to contact the records office in Preston;

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thanks again, will get onto that asap. will keep my fingers crossed, iwant to find his resting place too. so much to do and so little info to go off. bless him and all others who were misundersttod

flashy · 23-12-2007, 10:05

thats a good find Dave, i'll have to show my dad that

Lone · 07-01-2008, 00:54

Is there anyone out there who knows anything about a man Tom Hindle. He worked att Brokhall Hospital 1954-1955 maybe longer. He will be about 75 years old now. He lived in Blackburn. My mother, born in Denmark worked there at the same time. Her name is Inge Petersen. I know that Tom had a friend George Garett there. George's father worked at the gate or entrence to the hospital. Please kontakt me if you know anything about Tom.

Lone