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Title: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: calhobden on Friday 17 April 20 17:20 BST (UK)
Are there records of patients or staff from the Woolton convalescent hospital circa 1900s please ? Or possibly information available from it’s use during WW1 ?
Title: Re: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: Pennines on Friday 17 April 20 17:39 BST (UK)
According to the National Archives website there should be some information available at Merseyside Record Office - but I'm not sure what. Seemingly it seems to have been known as Liverpool Convalescent Home, Woolton. (Unless this is a different establishment).

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/c8f6e52a-321d-4ef6-8aa5-209b6ddd94ff

It may be worth looking in the Merseyside Record Office Catalogue.

Added -- Sorry, I omitted to say -- Welcome to Rootschat!
Title: Re: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: Pennines on Friday 17 April 20 18:09 BST (UK)
Looks like it should be Liverpool Archives as opposed to Merseyside Record Office - which is odd. So try searching Liverpool Archives catalogue.

http://archive.liverpool.gov.uk/CalmView/Overview.aspx?s=woolton%20convalescent

Normally you would be able to contact the Archives by phone or email - but they are likely to be closed for the duration of the present 'lock down'.
Title: Re: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: calhobden on Friday 17 April 20 19:23 BST (UK)
Thank you I will persevere with the search.
Title: Re: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: Pennines on Friday 17 April 20 19:44 BST (UK)
Someone else may pick up on your query and help more than I can.

I have given you a link to Woolton records at Liverpool Archives -- if you have checked that out, that doesn't mean it's all they have. There may be other records not yet catalogued.
Title: Re: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: ainslie on Friday 17 April 20 20:14 BST (UK)
The Merseyside records are indeed held at the Liverpool Record Office, Central Library.  Closed at present, of course.
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Title: Re: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: calhobden on Friday 17 April 20 22:04 BST (UK)
Thank you for all your advice ...new to this family detective work but it is filling these strange times right now.
Title: Re: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: garstonite on Sunday 19 April 20 07:45 BST (UK)
What Road / Avenue was it in ?  I live local and would be interested to see if the building is still there. I have a feeling this became a home for naughty boys and girls - I remember one in the 1960's . :)
Title: Re: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: calhobden on Sunday 19 April 20 09:27 BST (UK)
I believe that Woolton Convalescent hospital was off Allerton Road ...it had several uses and names over the years.Quite a bit of information about it on the internet.
Title: Re: Woolton convalescent hospital
Post by: garstonite on Sunday 19 April 20 09:29 BST (UK)
I believe that Woolton Convalescent hospital was off Allerton Road ...it had several uses and names over the years.Quite a bit of information about it on the internet.
Thanks - the one I was referring to was on Menlove Avenue ....cheers