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  • Collection: Duchess of York Hospital

Duchess of York 26th Annual Report - 1939.pdf

1939.pdf
A scanned copy of the 26th Annual Report of the Duchess of York Children's Hospital, 1939. Includes news of developments in the hospital over the year, a medical report and the accounts for the hospital. The General Fund section contains a list of…

Brook House, Duchess of York Hospital

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Christmas Party (Pauline Lister as staff nurser on far left) at Brook House,Duchess of York Hospital on Burnage Lane

Butterfly Guild

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Pauline Lister (third on right bottom row) attendant to Butterfly Queen at Butterfly Guild outside Brook House, Duchess of York Hospital

Duchess of York 25th Annual Report - 1939

Duchess of York 25th Annual Report - 1939.pdf
A scanned copy of the 25th Annual Report of the Duchess of York Children's Hospital from 1939. Includes news of developments in the hospital over the year, a medical report and the accounts for the hospital. The General Fund section contains a list…

Crowning of Butterfly Queen - Duchess of York

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This was outside The Duchess of York

Memories of the Duchess of York Hospital

memories of the Duchess of York Hospital - Kath Thompson.pdf
Kath Thompson describes her time working as a Medical Records Officer/Secretary in the hospital from 1967 - 1970, her responsibilities in the position, the buildings which made up the hospital site, and taking her own daughter to have her tonsils…

Brook House Auxiliary Hospital

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This Certificate is presented by the Army Council, as a permanent record of their thanks, to be placed in the building been known and used as Brook House Hospital for British sick and wounded during the Great War, 1914-1919.
The War…

Duchess of York Hospital - Old Operating Theatre

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A photograph taken of the old operating theatre at the Duchess of York Hospital.

Myra Wood describes how the area was cleaned and maintained by the nurses.

Duchess of York Hospital - Bikers' Charity

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Myra Wood describes the charitable work done by a group of bikers from Cheshire. The image was taken on Christmas Day, with Myra sat on the motorcycle in the centre.

Duchess of York Hospital - Mother and Baby Unit

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An image of the first mother and baby unit at the Duchess of York Hospital, built by the Friends' Group.

In the additional sound clip, Myra describes which mothers would have used this room: those with very sick children and those whose children…