Whitehaven

[Subaru]

Hi Karen

Is this the same person who lived at Thwaiteville?  Threlkeld is near Keswick, a good half an hour at least away from Thwaiteville.  Blencathra is near Threlkeld.

I'm not sure about records for that time, you could try the record office again.  There was a good site called Pitmen, I think its finished now, which might have been helpful to you. 

And I don't know how long you would have had to have worked at the pit before getting a cottage on Thwaiteville, sorry

Rosemary

[bobgraham]

Rosemary,
threlkeld/ blencathra were the same and the only tb sanatorium in our area. I haven't been down that road for a few years but it was certainly still there in my youth (as a building not as a tb clinic). It was famous for pulling the beds out onto a terrace in front of the place in all weathers. I'm sure there has already been a thread on threlkeld sanatorium and I'm sure someone more conversant with the site can direct you there.
bob

[Subaru]

I was just wondering how he ended up being in Blencathra, considering his address was given as Thwaiteville, Whitehaven.  Unless there wasn't anywhere nearer for TB patients.

Rosemary

[Hird600]

Hi All,

William's address on his death cert is 21 Thwaite Ville, Whitehaven but he died at Blencathra Sanatorium, Threlkeld.

I assumed that it was the nearest TB hospital and that is why he was there.  I don't know how the hospital system worked before the NHS.  Did you have to pay for your treatment and stay?

Thank you all for your help.

Karen

[KateB_2007]

Hi,

I grew up in Threlkeld and actually worked at what was the Sanatorium for a while.  Its now an FSC Study Centre  http://www.field-studies-council.org/blencathra/ The top picture shows what the building looks like now.

Kate

Editing to say I have just found a book on Threlkeld on my bookcase.  There are some photos in here of the Sanatorium, which I have just scanned to my PC.  If you would like me to email them to you, send me a pm with your email address and I will do so (not sure if I can post them on here!) 

[Hird600]

Hi Kate,
Thank you very much for the photos they are brilliant!!!

Regards Karen

[KateB_2007]

No problems, happy to help