hospital in clayton manchester

[Sam Baird]

Hi,

Prestwich was the registration office for the parishes of Newton (Now Newton Heath), Cheetham (Now Cheetham Hill), Bradford, Harpurhey, Crumpsall, Moston, Beswick, Blackley and Clayton. It was abolished in 1916 and become North Manchester district.

There was a hospital on Clayton Vale, Clayton Infectious Diseases Hospital in 1909 and later became the Smallpox Hospital in 1933. There was also a nursing home there for Sailors.

[Viktoria]

My grandfather was a blacksmith ,but also a coach man for a firm of undertakers .
They had a sort of “ contract “ to bury thr deceased from the fever hospital at Clayton .
Many times my mother and nearest brother went with grand dad to that place .travelling in the hearse!
I wonder at how lucky they were .being so near to corpses of people who died from contagious diseases .
Viktoria.