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Birmingham City Hospital officially closed Nov 2024
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thanks lynn...shame her name will now be erased along with the older buildings which in my opinion are still strong and sturdy..
lyn
Have created a thread for Dame Hilda Lloyd here :
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A bit behind times with this post im afraid, it was demolished, and "dumped" in 2017.
yes much to the disgust of many people including carl chinn...demolished with no notice even though many thought at least the archway should have remained as a memorial to those who entered it...i know that workhouses have a bad name but they were also the saviour of many men women and children who would otherwise have ended up walking the streets...we must not forget that...
lyn
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Brilliant work Mark, well done.
Dame Hilda Nora Lloyd, DBE (née Shufflebotham; 1891–1982) was a pioneer in many senses. After becoming the first female professor at the University of Birmingham in 1944, she rose to become the first woman to be elected President of any Royal Medical College at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1949.
More on Birmingham University link below:
Life-saving legacy of obstetric ‘flying squad’ pioneer - University of Birmingham
Dame Hilda Lloyd’s remarkable contributions are part of a longstanding tradition of maternal health research at the University.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
Dionysius//88
master brummie
Truly a Travesty that should have been left where it was as a mark of respect to those whowent through it and also as a reminder to people as to what some of their ancestors went through '
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totally agree with you as do many others but sadly as most of us know history and respect means nothing to the powers that be in this city of ours...shame on them
lyn
Dionysius//88
master brummie
Lyn I couldn't agree more Shame on them
mrs boquet
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Thank you for the pictures. I worked at DRH from 1969-1974 as a medical secretary. Very happy times.
Alf Rogers
master brummie
I had cause to visit Dudley Road Hospital during the summer of 1989, when my wife was an inpatient. In the foyer, was a brand new Ford Fiesta, being raffled to raise funds for the hospital.
I was certainly tempted to buy a ticket, as my car at the time, a Robin Reliant 3-wheeler was a bit unsteady going around bends.
In the end, I bought some flowers for the wife from the flower seller there, so never got the the car!
I can't now remember what she was in for, but I think she was having something fitted.
I was certainly tempted to buy a ticket, as my car at the time, a Robin Reliant 3-wheeler was a bit unsteady going around bends.
In the end, I bought some flowers for the wife from the flower seller there, so never got the the car!
I can't now remember what she was in for, but I think she was having something fitted.
suemalings
master brummie
I had my appendix removed at Dudley Road and I remember the exact week as on the 6th May 1960 Princess Margaret married and we had a TV in the war just so we could watch the wedding. I also remember that The Army Game used to be on TV on Friday nights. It finished at 8.45 and one of the staff nurses let a few of us sit up to watch it as long as we pretended to be asleep at 9pm when Sister did her rounds!
Mark Tooze
master brummie
I was at City Hospital again yesterday (I'm falling to bits.....) and got some more photos of the demolition which is now progressing at a pace:-
Was this a childrens ward I wonder?
Its not only old buildings that are going - newer ones are being gutted as well:-
This is the Dudley Rd end, by A&E:-
The old imaging centre:-
I think this is the maternity block:-
This is at the very bottom end of the site:-
Finally, you may remember from my previous post the local site manager Mr C Gull was in attendance - he was there again yesterday:-
But - he did not want to be photographed this time.....
Was this a childrens ward I wonder?
Its not only old buildings that are going - newer ones are being gutted as well:-
This is the Dudley Rd end, by A&E:-
The old imaging centre:-
I think this is the maternity block:-
This is at the very bottom end of the site:-
Finally, you may remember from my previous post the local site manager Mr C Gull was in attendance - he was there again yesterday:-
But - he did not want to be photographed this time.....
pjmburns
master brummie
Just been reading about Birminghm City's new stadium.
From BBC website
What I didn't realise until today was that the bricks for the "chimneys" are from the demolition of the Workhouse/Dudley Road Hospital/City Hospital (depending on your memory).
Bricks from a Birmingham hospital that stood for more than a century are being salvaged for a major regeneration scheme.
Birmingham City Football Club have bought one million bricks, which specialists have cleaned, sorted and restored from the former City Hospital.
They will be used to build the Powerhouse stadium in the city's planned Sports Quarter, replacing materials removed after the hospital's closure.
Developers say the bricks will help build the twelve brick chimney‑style towers planned to reference Birmingham's industrial heritage.
More info here
www.bbc.co.uk
From BBC website
What I didn't realise until today was that the bricks for the "chimneys" are from the demolition of the Workhouse/Dudley Road Hospital/City Hospital (depending on your memory).
Bricks from a Birmingham hospital that stood for more than a century are being salvaged for a major regeneration scheme.
Birmingham City Football Club have bought one million bricks, which specialists have cleaned, sorted and restored from the former City Hospital.
They will be used to build the Powerhouse stadium in the city's planned Sports Quarter, replacing materials removed after the hospital's closure.
Developers say the bricks will help build the twelve brick chimney‑style towers planned to reference Birmingham's industrial heritage.
More info here
Powerhouse stadium to be built with bricks from former hospital
Birmingham City Football Club have purchased a million restored bricks from the former City Hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
i agree jan..it was sneekily demolished without any notice and would have made a fitting memorial to all of those who entered the workhouse..my opinion is that we should honour and remember our history good or bad..moan over
lyn
rosie
brummie
I feel very sad that the hospital has been demolished, I have many reasons to be grateful for the building and the staff for taking care of several generations of my family. Also 3x great grandfather died in the Workhouse Infirmary.
I think there might have been plaques in the remains of the Archway, what happened to them?
The new Midland Metropolitan Hospital is so big that visiting is exhausting, so much walking to get anywhere.
I think there might have been plaques in the remains of the Archway, what happened to them?
The new Midland Metropolitan Hospital is so big that visiting is exhausting, so much walking to get anywhere.
Birmingham's "heritage" or perhaps they were thinking of Stoke's (as below)?Just been reading about Birminghm City's new stadium.
From BBC website
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What I didn't realise until today was that the bricks for the "chimneys" are from the demolition of the Workhouse/Dudley Road Hospital/City Hospital (depending on your memory).
Bricks from a Birmingham hospital that stood for more than a century are being salvaged for a major regeneration scheme.
Birmingham City Football Club have bought one million bricks, which specialists have cleaned, sorted and restored from the former City Hospital.
They will be used to build the Powerhouse stadium in the city's planned Sports Quarter, replacing materials removed after the hospital's closure.
Developers say the bricks will help build the twelve brick chimney‑style towers planned to reference Birmingham's industrial heritage.
More info here
Powerhouse stadium to be built with bricks from former hospital
Birmingham City Football Club have purchased a million restored bricks from the former City Hospital.
agree rosie its like everything else thats being built these days...geared up more for the young and agile
lyn