Tuesday 11 September: Dr Helen Atherton, Three East Riding Hospitals - Brandesburton, Winestead and Tilworth Grange
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| 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.
New members always welcome!