Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital - Completed

[MrsLizzy]

I'm interested in Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital in Walthamstow as I was born there (I tried to change my mind but they wouldn't let me!) I understand it closed in the 1970s.  Does anyone know where I can see any photographs of it, or any information?  Or does anyone remember it, or know anyone who worked there, or was anyone else born there?

Thanks,

Mrs Lizzy

[ricky1]

Hi MrsLizzy
 If you google Thorpe Coombe Materity hospital it comes up with serveral sites about it.
There is also a photo of a hospital here, not sure it's the one you want though

http://www.nelmht.nhs.uk/loc-thorpecoombe.html


Thorpe Coombe Hospital is a psychiatric unit and former maternity hospital in Walthamstow, north-east London, and part of North East London NHS Mental Health Trust.


[edit] History
The hospital was opened as a maternity hospital in 1934, making use of part of a mansion which had been owned by Octavius Wigram. It ceased maternity facilities in 1973 and was subsequently used as a nurses' home, then a treatment centre for Alzheimer's disease patients, and latterly an out-patients psychiatric hospital.

Never a large hospital (as a maternity hospital it had 70 beds), today it predominately houses administrative staff: it is the base for the local community mental health team. It does however still offer some out-patient treatment for children and teenagers.



ricky

[MrsLizzy]

thanks Rick! 

[ricky1]

Hi MrsLizzy
Your welcome

ricky

[geniecolgan]

Hi Lizzy,
       I'm a bit tardy in my reply but I've just started looking at the London board.
I lived in Walthamstow (1947-64) and I knew many people born in Thorpe Coombe but I've lost touch or they've died .

You might try looking at these sites:-
http://www.walthamstowmemories.net/html/home.html

http://www.musicland26.freeserve.co.uk/

jc

[daveanpat]

Hi All
         Only just noticed this post but I was born in Thorpe Coome in 1945 along with both of my brothers.
    We lived just a short walk away in Corbett road until about 1952 and went to Wood street primary school ,  I remember walking to school with a hanky tied round my mouth because of the smog all good stuff!!!!

 David

[MrsLizzy]

thanks for the links Genie.

We moved away when I was still a baby.  Mum had this fantasy of "living in the countryside" and the poor old bat thought Thurrock was rural!      So we lived in Sarf Ockendon till I was in my 20s before we finally sold up and moved to Lincolnshire. 

[geniecolgan]

Hi Lizzy,
your welcome! You asked for anyone born in Thorpe Coombe and if you browse those sites I would guess that 50% of the folks on there were born in that hospital. I know one of my sister's kids was.

Speaking of Thurrock being rural at one time , my sister "moved to the country" to Canvey Island in the 60's .  Now I keep telling her to get off of there or keep an inflatable boat handy 'cause it's gonna sink one day.

I left W'stow in 1964 and live in Canada now, we've still got some wide open spaces here. How's Lincolnshire?
jc

[pgod]

I was born in THORPE COOMBE in 1964.