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Lancashire / Re: Crossley Hospital, Ancoats, Manchester
« on: Monday 20 February 12 16:24 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Royd, So sorry it took me so long to reply,lots of things going on.
Really no idea where the ledgers would have gone, I presume they have been taken somewhere.  If my memory serves me right I saw at least 3 and they each spanned a few years.  Surely they would have been removed not just destroyed.
I wasnt supposed to be in that part of the house as it was disused so i guess you could say i was snooping lol. I do regret not doing something about the ledgers now. At the time though both my friend and I would have been in hot water with the matron if we had been caught there.
One thing I do remember though was I was leaving the nurses quarters one morning and as i stepped on to Foot street I actually ruined some filming that was going on for the series of Sherlock holmes, you remember the old series on years ago.  they were doing scenes in Foot street.  This would have been around 1982 - 1984 I never saw  the finished product and have often wondered if much of the building was filmed would be interesting to see.  Going to have a scout round will let you know if I find anything xx

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Lancashire / Re: Crossley Hospital, Ancoats, Manchester
« on: Tuesday 23 November 10 00:48 GMT (UK)  »
Hi,
I worked in Crossley house in the early 80s, for the Salvation army. I lived in the Nurses home, and Star Hall was in Merrill Street number 15.  Ancoats hospital was in Great Ancoats Street.
Before the Army turned Crossley house into a nursing home it was indeed a home for unmarried mums, and also a place for other babies to be born.
The nurses home was separated from the main building by Foot Street which was the last cobbled street in Manchester apparently.
I remember distinctly when the Matron was on holiday going down into the basement of the nurses home that was no longer used.  I found loads of stuff used at that time including a marble slab just a little bigger than a door.  I also found huge ledgers there which had names of babies and mothers, how their labour had been etc.  I left those ledgers etc in the basement as i had found them.  There was frequent mention of the flying squad.  I dug around to work out what it was and apparently it was when a mum was in trouble or very ill the nurses and doctors from the home would go to their houses to help with the birth.
When I left crossley, the nurses home was still being used as accomidation, the home was still a nursing home the Star hall which was on the bottom floor was used as a place of worship but also a drop in coffee lounge and half of the nurses quarters was used for the salvation army admin.
I returned many years ago to find that the building has been demolished and houses built on the site. The first time i went back there was the sandstone pillar of the gate still there but now it has gone.  I have photos but unfortunately not good at uploading.  If you need any more info I will try and help

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