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The following set of photographs extracted from the Hospital magazine printed in summer 1965. This is the year when the hospital opened a Bank branch in the Administration building. Also, the magazine reported the current condition of the Petrified Forest within the hospital site was slowly crumbling away in their dilapidated huts. Within the pages of the magazine it was also printed an article about ..."The joy of Parole Patients released on parole privilege after probably years behind locked doors, and amid many and not always congenial people". Magazine supplied by Sharon Booth.
The hospital football team are League
Championships for the third time in 1964-65.
This is the opening of the
new counter of the Midland Bank Ltd at the hospital.
Left to Right — Mr Booth, Mr Sewell, Mr Woodward and Mr Marsden.
The Bank at the hospital opened in April 1965. It was located
on the administration corridor approaching the male wards. The Bank was used
by all sections of staff and by suitable patients. It had full routine banking
services including the purchase of Travellers Cheques and foreign currency for
a holiday abroad. On the photo (L to R) Mr Woodward (Bank Cashier). Mr Booth
(Treasurer M.H.V.A.). Mr Marsden (Manager Midland Bank Hillsborough). Coun.
Mr Sewell (J.P.)
After a long service in the
Sports Club Mr Hadfield retires. On the photo: Mr Hadfield (left) is receiving
a cheque from the Hospital Secretary.
The Pastures Hospital team
in 1965. The team was the runners-up in the League Championships.
Hospital Amateur
play. These are the brave staff members who acted on the play called
'Wanted One Body'.
Few people seem to realise how much courage a naturally shy person needs in
order to even walk on stage and yet many shy people do a competent job of amateur
acting. Lines that seem funny at rehearsal often fail to get a laugh and the
really serious stuff is often a source of disconcerting merriment.
« Scene from play. The lady in the picture is Sister Winifred Shuck who had the very difficult job of portraying two very nasty sisters and to provide the horror in an otherwise funny play. She also had the unsatisfactory job of making the audience hate her and did it competently.
Councillor Mr Sewell, Chairman of the Hospital Management Committee » A Yorkshireman who served in the First World War, and for two years was with the Army Occupation in Germany, finally settling in Sheffield in 1926
The following set of original photographs also provided by Sharon Booth.
The Lodge in July 1954.
The hut outside Weigh Lodge.
Looking out over the field at the back of the hospital Lodge.
July 1954
'Lamentos Garden' near the
main entrance.
(Left Pict.) This is Philip,
Sharon Booth's father. (Right Pict.) Edith, Sharon's grandmother,
and Philip in the garden of Weigh Lodge
(Left Pict.) Philip. (Right
Pict.) Philip and Edith.
Both photographs taken in the garden of Weigh Lodge.
The Occupational Therapy.
Staff and patients displaying some of the equipment used at the time in the
department.
More contributions from Mrs Shuck.
Fancy dress at the Staff Social Club's
August Gala in 1971.
This is the 'St Michael R.
C. Club' entertaining patients and staff at the hospital in summer 1966.
People dancing to the above
band in the patient's social club.
Members of the Middlewood Hospital
Visitors' Association busy at the Sunshine Club stall during the Annual Sale
of Work in 1967.
The side of the church during summer
time.
The Lord and Lady Mayoress
of Sheffield visiting the wards of the hospital and...
...the Industrial Unit in
1967.
Visitors from the York School
of Occupational Therapy in spring 1967.
Mobile boiler entering Middlewood
in 1968.
This massive boiler has two functions: to be available in case of an emergency
for movement to any hospital in the region, secondly, for pre-arranged use as
a standby boiler for planned maintenance. It was for this latter function that
the boiler operated at Middlewood.
The mobile boiler in action.
A major steam main was being replaced in the hospital and the use of the mobile
boiler greatly facilitated the operation. To those who would welcome a little
technical information, it was coal fired, and to convert water to steam, it
was boiled at 212°C. It also had a feed water tank with capacity of 1,300
gallons.
The fire-damaged Industrial
Unit in 1968.
In spite of the tremendous setback which the fire caused, production was only
impeded for a few days. Work was reallocated to the Main Occupational Therapy
Centre and in other places within the Hospital.
The following contributions are from Wendy Green who started work in the hospital's Catering Department in November 1974.
Colourful "send-off" for
Mavis (centre of picture, holding flowers). As printed in the Middlewood Times
in 1985.
Mrs Mavis Abel, Restaurant Services Supervisor was given a wonderful cabaret
farewell present in the Friendship Club.
Back row: Barry Holland, Ann Siddons, Mavis Abel, Christine Blaze, Debby Wright,
Joanne Dawson and Wendy Green.
Front row: Christopher Greathead, Ian Morton, Geoffrey Teague and Mark Bell.
Mr K. B. Jones makes sure
his cake arrives home safely at the League of Friends Annual Sale of Work, which
raised a magnificent £1,200. Helping at the cake stall is Mary Ellis from
the O. T. Department.
Some of the following photographs
were included in the Hospital Souvenir which was published in June 1995 on the
occasion
of the 120th Anniversary of Middlewood Church. Supplied
by Wendy Green
Kingswood in early 1900's
The Entertainment Hall at
the beginning of the 20th century.
Middlewood Church.
The interior of Middlewood
Church arranged for a Harvest Thanksgiving Service in 1954.
Nurses and Matron 1907
Making bowsaws in the Industrial
Unit.
During closure of Middlewood, many
patients arrived here at Beighton which opened in 1992.
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