TB Sanitarium sussex

[JENANN]

Hi My grandmother lived for some years as a small sickly child in what we believe was a TB Sanitarium in Eastbourne area we think it may have been church related as my grandmother always said it was the nuns there that taught her how to smoke . This was around the 1915 era.She also told stories of taking swabs through knee high snow. Anyone got any ideas. Thanks

[sillgen]

Hi
Have a look at the A2A site and search the East Sussex Archives on there.  If you put "Sanatorium" into it you might get some hits.  I think Hellingly was that sort of hospital.  I have a vague memory of another thread about this sort if thing so it might be worth using the search rootschat box too.
Andrea

[solosoprano]

My grandfather died in the Robertsbridge sanitorium in the early 1930's it is now the Robertsbridge Bruderhof.  He lived in Hellingly so I think this must have been the nearest one.

Hellingly Hospital was a mental hospital and only closed in the 1960's  I think it was always this and not ever used for any other purpose.

Hope this helps.

[kerryb]

Hi Jenann

According to my little book 'The Crumbles Story' by  Anne Botha published by S B Publications there was a TB sanitorium at Langney Point in Eastbourne.  It opened in 1895 and was an isolation hospital for allsorts of infectious diseases such as Smallpox, scarlet fever, diptheria etc.  It closed in 1940 and was demolished during the war.

It is now under what has become Sovereign Harbour.

Kerry

[solosoprano]

Thats interesting I am surprised they mixed the childhood things with the TB, I know my mother said you had to go to an isolational hospital for scarlet fever as it was considered very dangerous prior to penicillin.

[kerryb]

And nowadays it's not even seen as serious!!!!

Kerry

[solosoprano]

I had it when I was a child in the 60's and even then the doctor was a bit wary of it. Made my mum keep all my things separate to the rest of the family

[JENANN]

Thankyou both for the info. The Eastbourne 1 is very interesting because it fits in with family stories. Jenann

[acorngen]

I used to live in viw of the Robertsbridge Sanatorium and was still called that in the 50's ( from a map)  It stil retains on the exterior the look of an hospital but as has been pointed out it is now a religious institute and whilst they are welcoming to say the least they hold no papers of its former days. 

As a child I had Scarlatina and wasn't allowed near other kids and this wa sin the early 70's because of the fact it was highly contagious.  Does Scarlet Fever and tina still exist in the UK?

Rob