tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post9074076052963368701..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: For Nurse Garton : A Tale Of Two BuildingsAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-32353808634062804252012-03-16T09:01:27.160+00:002012-03-16T09:01:27.160+00:00PPS - Am I correct in assuming that the second pho...PPS - Am I correct in assuming that the second photo is for 'dramatic' purposes only? It certainly isn't Hatfield Hall.JAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498617460111893307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-84944639009876029782012-03-16T09:00:13.712+00:002012-03-16T09:00:13.712+00:00PS - Stanley Royd was still a hospital until very ...PS - Stanley Royd was still a hospital until very recently, I found this post looking for articles and pictures concerning the imminent demolition of Stanley St. Peters Church, of which the founding stone was laid in 1824 by the (then) barrister who lived in Hatfield Hall. A wealth of this history is about to be lost!JAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498617460111893307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-21346711580182795052012-03-16T08:55:12.899+00:002012-03-16T08:55:12.899+00:00I would like to point out that the 'west ridin...I would like to point out that the 'west riding paupers insane asylum' was actually Hatfield House, in the village of Stanley; a stately home that became a hospital then a pub and is now Normanton Golf Club. The confusion with Stanley Royd is understandable as there are three mental institution sites very close together on the outskirts of Stanley and Wakefield (Field Head Secure Hospital is still there). When the building was derelict (for most of my childhood, I am 36), the ruin was a popular playground, though not many ventured into the cellar more than once, as pairs of manacles hung from the whitewashed brick walls. An elderly friend of mine who lived on the estate nearby remembers seeing women dressed in white nightgowns running amok at night in the marshland nearby (now Stanley Nature Reserve). As children my friend and other children thought the female 'patients' (most were merely single mothers) were ghosts.<br /><br />Jim Sheasby<br /><br />bigbudgies@gmail.comJAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498617460111893307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-32422831156348987302011-09-14T13:45:24.997+01:002011-09-14T13:45:24.997+01:00I'd like to point out that actually, in other ...I'd like to point out that actually, in other areas, although i've found no trace of it in the West Riding as yet, but there were innitiatives to send the insane poor to the seaside- a psychiatrist called Bucknill pionered it in Devon! It worked quite nicely too. <br />There was actually quite a lot of laughter at Stanley Royds, they often had plays and dances, life was bad for the insane poor, but maybe not as bad as been left to fend for themselves in the outside world?Alicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-16530405406085368632010-11-26T23:07:18.395+00:002010-11-26T23:07:18.395+00:00I was struck by the density of people on the shore...I was struck by the density of people on the shore and the thoughts of the Grand Hotel; then I read about the asylum and thought of Dickens' writings and others and how terribly sad it must have been. We've had a great deal of focus on a similar type of place, here in New Hampshire. It was a home for boys and a terrible one at that. It lasted well into the 1970s and is the subject of much scrutiny now. So sad.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-15354887226337052722010-11-26T05:21:18.153+00:002010-11-26T05:21:18.153+00:00Interesting..insane poor..different wording that I...Interesting..insane poor..different wording that I have never heard before. It is a great beach scene, I suppose the insane never made it there:(Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-74133299262556262472010-11-26T00:53:32.942+00:002010-11-26T00:53:32.942+00:00Quite a contrast!Quite a contrast!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-48427845894751381762010-11-25T23:39:10.612+00:002010-11-25T23:39:10.612+00:00Alan, this is fascinating and puzzling in so many ...Alan, this is fascinating and puzzling in so many ways. I wonder about the crowds of people on the beach, most fully clothed. How fun would that be? Then I also wonder about locating a lunatic pauper asylum in such a desirable area. You would think they would find a less desirable location for them, if for no other reason than not to offend the upscale resort visitors. Finally, I wonder if the paupers were ever allowed to go to the beach. I'm guessing not.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-8862607985562240432010-11-25T22:34:36.709+00:002010-11-25T22:34:36.709+00:00One place lush, one place grim. What a contrast!One place lush, one place grim. What a contrast!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-63084962435396322122010-11-25T06:34:24.798+00:002010-11-25T06:34:24.798+00:00My God! £36k wouldn't buy you an extension on ...My God! £36k wouldn't buy you an extension on a semi these days.Chairman Billhttp://ttocb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-1723087987212476832010-11-24T23:23:10.761+00:002010-11-24T23:23:10.761+00:00Erie that second photo...Makes me glad many such p...Erie that second photo...Makes me glad many such places have closed. I love the postcard. Nurse Garten must have been at least nice to inspire this writer's words.<br /><br />Amy is correct about my cat!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12545857466477547762010-11-24T23:18:19.039+00:002010-11-24T23:18:19.039+00:00Great post Alan. Of all the postcards I have of Sc...Great post Alan. Of all the postcards I have of Scarborough, only one of them shows the hotel in the very background. Didn't even realise it was there until I read this post.dakotaboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804592205708387211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-36080621417594919952010-11-24T20:35:13.171+00:002010-11-24T20:35:13.171+00:00Oh my...what a contrast in the two! My, we have s...Oh my...what a contrast in the two! My, we have some a long way in caring for people with special needs, haven't we. Still work to be done, but we have come so far. My great grandmother and great aunt were put in places like this!<br /><br />The postcard is beautiful! Wouldn't you love to know who Nurse Garton was...she was obvisouly loved by the writer.Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.com