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Chemist Corner as the title also tells us is now the location of an estate agents, as well as a photographic shop. Originally known as “Welford’s Corner” this view also includes the original sign for the Queen’s Arms (Blood Tub to locals). This postcard view in more quieter days, possibly before the War Memorial was erected, the space seems to be occupied by a building. We asked if anybody could assist the function was of this building. Julie Riddiough tells us: ”It was the Kingdom Hall, a little shed type building where the Jehovah’s Witnesses would meet, there was also a shoemakers (or cordwainers as they called themselves then) behind it. Im not sure if its there now but up until about 2 years ago the shed it’s self, all dismantled was actually still there in pieces propped against a wall.” Malcolm Moore tells us: ”I remember at the beginning of the war being marched down from the school to Kingdom Hall to be issued with our gas masks. All very exciting!”
Image courtesy of Julie Riddiough also many thanks to Julie and Malcolm Moore for the updates.
The Green Tree at Brotton being re-thatched; in the days before the Green Tree had an upper storey. Obviously the lady from the shop next door is keeping a good eye on the men and their working methods; perhaps there was a lot of dust!
Image courtesy of the David Liddle Collection.
Brotton High Street; in about 1895, although I cannot remember it then. The view has changed a bit, the old pub on the right of the image is now a pizza shop, the shop fronts have been ‘modernised’ and the low wall area on the left was a chapel and is now the offices for a builder and handyman businesses.
Image courtesy of Eric Johnson.
The date is on the newspaper cutting, 24th. April 1934, from our cuttings file (in the main from the Evening Gazette); with all that remains of the Hippodrome at Brotton after a fire.
Five nurses with their patient in the middle the three standing at the back are:-
Nurse Hampton, Sister Robinson and Sister Fawcett.
Front row:- Nurse Ward, injured girl and friend and Nurse Stambra. Were you that injured girl or her friend?
Joan Webster tells us: “My mam was cook at Brotton hospital she worked with the nurses on the photograph.” Michelle Atkinson also tells: “My gran; Peggy Smith was cook at Brotton hospital in the 1970s.” Ann Jackson commented: “My Mam Peggy Jackson worked in the kitchen on an evening in the 1970’s and cooked the food on a Sunday teatime. She left when we moved to live in Ormesby 1975-76.” Finally a question from Alison Bates: “Does anyone know of Sister Arabella? She was the Matron of Brotton cottage hospital in 1900.” The Archive has been able to answer part of Alison’s questions on the post “Cottage Hospital Brotton; we hope this assists.
Image and names courtesy of Marjorie Magor, thanks to Joan Webster, Michelle Atkinson and Ann Jackson for the updates. Can any one assist with further information regarding Sister Arabella Bates?
Outside Brotton Hospital with the works in the background are: Nurse Ward, Nurse Kitchener, Marjorie Magor and Sister Fawcett.
Image courtesy of Marjorie Magor.
Pictured outside Brotton Cottage Hospital with Matron Hogg in the middle with Sister Robinson on the left and Sister Fawcett on the right. Notice the black shoes only white had been allowed earlier, yes check the earlier photographs!
Image and information courtesy of Marjorie Magor.
About 1953/56 this photograph was taken. Back row: Miss Lishman, Daisy Codling, Nurse Hampton, Nurse Pollard, Nurse Booth, Nurse Cornforth, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??.
Front row: Sister Powell, Matron, Sister Robinson, Sister Fawcett, Nurse Ward, ??.
Mavis Gray has advised the Archive: “Daisy Codling is second in on the back row, my husbands aunt she was cook at Brotton hospital.” Pamela McVay recalls: “I remember quite a few of these nurses, we lived on Lorne terrace and often ran down to the hospital when we were little and needed treatment!”
Image and some names courtesy Marjorie Magor and thanks to Mavis Gray and Pamela McVay for the updates.
A break to have their photographs taken and then it’s back to work for Nurse Matthews, Matron Pauline Robinson, standing at the back.
Front row:- Nurse Main, Nurse Barker, Nurse Smith, Nurse Brown, Nurse Hampton Sister Fawcett. Bill Dobson advises: “It was taken on 2nd September 1967 on the occasion of the Hospital Garden Fete. How do I know? Being the photographer I have the original slide along with two or three others!” Hazel Brown comments: “My mam, Nurse Brown(aka Sheila Grey), loved her job at Cottage Hospital. She often told us funny stories of the time she had there.” Whilst Miss J. A. Fox concludes with: “Oooh! This brings back memories! I have several similar photographs taken between 1958-1962 when I trained at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital.”
Image and names courtesy of Marjorie Magor, thanks to Bill Dobson, Hazel Brown and Miss J. N. Fox for the updates.
The nurses of Brotton Cottage Hospital trying out the new swing seat, believed to have been presented by the ’League Of Friends’ in 1953-1956.
Left to right :- Nurse Cornforth, Sister Fawcett, Matron, Nurse Stambra, ??, ??
Can anybody assist with the missing names?
Image courtesy of Marjorie Magor.
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