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Birmingham City Hospital officially closes

lmr3103 said:
I've just looked her up Lyn - she was a Professor of Obstetrics who saved many through her Midwife 'Flying Squads', set up in 1936.
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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
 
thanks viv she sounds a remarkable woman....shame her building is being demolished but at least mark managed to get a photo of it

lyn
 
mw0njm. said:
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The Archway of Tears

The Archway of Tears at the City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham
Birmingham Conservation Trust have secured funding to carry out an Options Appraisal on the Archway of Tears at the City Hospital on Dudley Road. This is the initial stage in a proposed larger project to restore the Archway of Tears – the entrance to the former Birmingham Union Workhouse.
The building was designed by J.J. Bateman and completed in 1852. It was here that people driven by poverty and circumstance arrived to be assessed for entry to the workhouse. Its evocative name reflects the sorrow suffered by new arrivals as families were split by gender and age to relevant living and working areas.
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A bit behind times with this post im afraid, it was demolished, and "dumped" in 2017.
 
Harry Gower said:
A bit behind times with this post im afraid, it was demolished, and "dumped" in 2017.
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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
 
Mark Tooze said:
Finally got to take a few photos of Dudley Rd (aka City) Hospital yesterday. All from outside and taken over the tops of fences I'm afraid as my days of climbing into fenced off sites are long gone.....
Bulldozers were already ripping the end off A&E so if you want a last look go sooner rather than later!
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And finally - I found something with the old hospital name on it!
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If you want to see a lot of brilliant photos of the interior after closure, have a look at www.28dayslater.co.uk, where several threads have been posted by folk a lot braver and agile than me!!!

To get your bearings - ask the guy with the best view in the house from the roof of the treatment centre! View attachment 204565
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Brilliant work Mark, well done.
 
Astoness said:
post 22 i think its pic 14 shows part of the old building with the name hilda lloyd on it...now i wonder who she was

lyn
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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.

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More on Birmingham University link below:

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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 www.birmingham.ac.uk
 
Astoness said:
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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Truly a Travesty that shhould 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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Dionysius//88 said:
Truly a Travesty that shhould 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
 
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