Victoria Convalescent Home

[brummy-lad]

Does anybody have any information about The Victoria Convalescent Home in Clevedon (Bristol).

My grandfather (Evelyn Hector Keight of Park Lane, Aston) was a patient there around 1910-1930 and I am intrigued by a postcard dated 1913 from a fellow patient (I think).

Probably a long shot but a register of patients would answer a lot of questions.

Cheers, John

 

[ladylinda]

Hi there,The Bristol Records Office would hold any records,I would think https://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/leisure-and-culture/records-and-archives/
There is a feedback form that you could fill in to ask whether or not they hold any of the records you would need.
Below is a newspaper reference to when Queen Victoria opened the convalescent home in 1899.
https://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B05E7DA153CE433A25755C1A9679D94689ED7CF

 

[brummy-lad]

Many thanks for your quick reply and for taking the time to help. The newspaper article is very interesting. John

 

[jennyann]

Hi John: A couple of references re the Victoria Convalescent Home. If you don't have any success with the link Ladylinda provided, you might try the Clevedon Civic Society which has a very good site. Also, there is a photo of the Home on Francis Frith's Bristol site.https://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/postcard.htm
https://www.francisfrith.com/bristol/photos/royal-victoria-convalescent-home-1901_46498/

 

[brummy-lad]

Thanks JennyAnn, at least I have a starting point now. John