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Derbyshire / Re: Chesterfield maternity hospital/home
« on: Tuesday 28 September 21 20:53 BST (UK) »
I too was born in Fairfield in Dec 1948.
I remember my Mum talking about Dr Duthie.
Although we lived in Bakewell my grandfather was a director of a corn merchants in Saltegate and lived ivthinkvat that time at a house called Loundsley on Ashgate Road - they moved to Somersall Lane after that before moving south in 1954.
I am singing with a choir in the parish church next month and hope to do a bit of looking around while there as I've been in Yorkshire since 1953.
I think Grandpa's old office/ grain warehouse at 14 Saltergate is now a carpark, but I see No 116 where they lived in 1917 when Mum was born us still standing if Google 7s to be believed.
I suspect Grandpa would have footed Dr Duthie's bill, he was very generous.
Interesting to read about the adoptions, I had no idea.
I just assumed it was a private Maternity home.
The suspicious retired solicitor in wonders if prospective adopters paid Dr D' s bills !!!
I remember my Mum talking about Dr Duthie.
Although we lived in Bakewell my grandfather was a director of a corn merchants in Saltegate and lived ivthinkvat that time at a house called Loundsley on Ashgate Road - they moved to Somersall Lane after that before moving south in 1954.
I am singing with a choir in the parish church next month and hope to do a bit of looking around while there as I've been in Yorkshire since 1953.
I think Grandpa's old office/ grain warehouse at 14 Saltergate is now a carpark, but I see No 116 where they lived in 1917 when Mum was born us still standing if Google 7s to be believed.
I suspect Grandpa would have footed Dr Duthie's bill, he was very generous.
Interesting to read about the adoptions, I had no idea.
I just assumed it was a private Maternity home.
The suspicious retired solicitor in wonders if prospective adopters paid Dr D' s bills !!!