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Derbyshire / Re: Chesterfield maternity hospital/home
« on: Thursday 10 November 11 16:57 GMT (UK)  »
I telephoned the last house belonging to the solicitors on the left just after the new ones and spoke to their receptionist, she said that she had been in Fairfield herself and that it had been next door, the home closed in the late 1950 early 1960's and stood empty for 10 - 15 years before being bought by builders.
I too am sorry I didn't look for it earlier.  I think it's too late to hope anyone has a phot now.  I did consider contacting the Derbyshire Times to see if they would run an article on it.

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Derbyshire / Re: Chesterfield maternity hospital/home
« on: Thursday 10 November 11 16:17 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry to disappoint you both but the nursing home is no more.  It was demolished in the 1980's and a small development of new houses was built on the site.  I have spoken to a lady who lives in the new house that is built on the exact spot where she was born in the 1940's in Fairfield (as was I, as a matter of fact).  It was run then by Doctors Duthie and Mcfarland.  Dr Duthie lived in the house opposite on the righthand side going up Fairfield Road, and held his clinic in the outbuilding you can still see up the top of the drive.
I have tried to find out more about the home, but it seems to be shrouded in mystery, you can speak to Chesterfielders about it and most people had someone who had been in there, but no local autority know anything about it. There are certainly no records available anywhere. Strange?

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Derbyshire / Re: Chesterfield maternity hospital/home
« on: Monday 09 May 11 20:47 BST (UK)  »
I was born in Fairfirld in 1948 and adopted immediately.  I recently traced my birth mother, but sadly she does not want contact. There was a lot of secrecy at that place, it is very difficult to find out anything about it at all.

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Derbyshire / Re: Chesterfield maternity hospital/home
« on: Monday 23 August 10 17:09 BST (UK)  »
It's great to know other people were born there, it is so difficult to find out anything about the place, Iwas beginning to think it didn't exist.  There are no records of it anywhere,the Council have no info on it.  It was run in 1948 by a Dr A M Duthie, and his parrtner Dr G G McFarland. I believe it closed in the late 60's or early 70's and was left empty for a long time.  It was pulled down in the early 80's and a lot of new houses built on the site.  The builders offices are in the house that was next door.  Dr Duthie ran his clinics from the house directly opposite the nursing home, up the yard to the side in a white single story buiding that is still there today.    I was born there in 1948 and adopted immediately (I think it was an adoption unit too) and my adopted mum and grandma both had operations done there in 1948 and 1948

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Derbyshire / Re: Chesterfield maternity hospital/home
« on: Sunday 25 October 09 21:04 GMT (UK)  »
i have found some more info about fairfield

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Derbyshire / Re: Chesterfield maternity hospital/home
« on: Tuesday 13 October 09 22:39 BST (UK)  »
Have had a look at the photo on the web, this is taken looking up Fairfield Road and the nursing home was more in the middle.   It was No 6 Fairfield Road, and is now offices of a building company.  I was born in this nursing home in 1948.  I am intending to take pictures next week, so will post one.  Anybody any more info about what happened to the home, was it closed or did it move elsewhere?

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Derbyshire / Re: Chesterfield maternity hospital/home
« on: Monday 27 July 09 15:30 BST (UK)  »
I would also like that to see that photo

Fairfield nursing Home is now the offices of Shorts builders on Fairfield road.  In 1948 it was run by Dr Alexander Duthie

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