HEDON AND DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY

Warter Priory Following the AGM, Andrew Hancock and Kevin Hara will share their reminiscences of Warter Priory , near Pocklington.    Warter recently made the headlines with the news that millionaire owner Malcolm Healey is planning to build a new mansion there [ more ], replacing the house [left], latterly owned by the Hull shipping magnate Charles Wilson, Lord Nunburnholme, and demolished in 1972.    Andrew grew up on the Warter estate, and he and Kevin look forward to sharing their memories, photographs and memorabilia. New members always welcome !   More information : hedon.history@gmail.com

Winestead Hospital Brandesburton , Winestead and Tilworth Grange Hospitals were home during the twentieth century to hundreds of adults with learning disabilities - some admitted as young children and spending their lives in these long-stay institutions.    Without urgent action the experiences of this now-aging population will soon be lost, and in 2015/16 Dr Helen Atherton (University of Leeds) and her colleagues undertook the Heritage Lottery-funded Brandesburton Hospital Oral History Project , interviewing residents, staff, family members and local people; collecting photographs and personal archives; preserving memories for succeeding generations; and helping those with learning disabilities come to terms with their past.     Plans are now progressing to extend the project to Winestead and Tilworth Grange and Dr Atherton would be delighted to hear from any members and friends with memories or material relating to either hospital.   ...