Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society @whitchurchhospital.bsky.social

Whitchurch Hospital is a closed Mental Health Hospital in Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
1908-2016
Used as a military hospital during both World Wars.
Originally known as the Cardiff City Mental Hospital.

Account run by Whitchurch Hospital Historcial Society (Est. 2009)

Day 11 @arascot.bsky.social

#CommunityArchives

Whitchurch village & surrounding areas. The village & the hospital grew together in a supportive relationship.

Be great to hear memories.

1st postcard, inside 👀 out into the community.
2nd postcard, what the community could see 👀

#Whitchurch
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#Archive30
#CataloguingCollections

Back in 2015 when the archive was all in the man hall of Whitchurch Hospital
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#Archive30
#SportArchives

Whitchurch Hospital has a long #cricket history
#Sport played a very important role in the life of the hospital.
Annual sports day when staff and patients took part.
Bowling green opened in 1927 & continues to be played at the Hospital
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Day 9 @arascot.bsky.social

#Archive30
#SportArchives

Whitchurch Hospital has a long #cricket history
#Sport played a very important role in the life of the hospital.
Annual sports day when staff and patients took part.
Bowling green opened in 1927 & continues to be played at the Hospital
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#Archive30

#ArchivePast

Before the Historical Society was formed in 2009…
These photos were taken in January 2008, located on the stairs up to the management offices above the front entrance…

#staircase
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Occupational Therapy History Matters @othistorymatters.bsky.social
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Thanks for following up intriguing connection.

Matron King, from @whitchurchhospital.bsky.social was amongst a group of nurses on a passenger list. They left UK at end of June and returned at the end of July.

Significant because OT formally started in USA in 1917 and quickly spread to Canada.
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Day 8 @arascot.bsky.social

#Archive30

#ArchivePast

Before the Historical Society was formed in 2009…
These photos were taken in January 2008, located on the stairs up to the management offices above the front entrance…

#staircase
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Occupational Therapy History Matters @othistorymatters.bsky.social
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Love Matron King's sophisticated description of grading activities in 1934.
It shows she understood principles of #OccupationalTherapy

Wonder if it's because she, along with other UK nurses, visited Canada/USA in summer 1929. Anyone know about this tour?
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#Archive30
#ArchiveAnimals

Here is Matron Edith King with her dogs, Peter & brother.

Currently research is Matron King so do get in touch if you have any information.

This article is from the Nursing Times, February 24, 1934

#HistNursing
#CardiffCityMentalHospital
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#Archive30
#SomethingSmall

Sharing this beautiful painting by Private Michael Keenan, treated at the Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital in 1916
Thank you Pat for sharing the painting & Jan for the research

#militaryhospital
#welshmetropolitanwarhospital
#watercolour
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Day 5 #Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social
#PopularItem

Something different this year, we are going for the red cuttings book 📕. Always a popular item to share as it contains so much history (1908-1915) from the Cardiff City Mental Hospital

I wonder who put it all together 🤔🤔
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Happy Easter to all our followers and friends

Postcard dated from the time the hospital was a military hospital during the First World War. This card was sent to one of the recovering soldiers from his family. This postcard was for sale on a popular auction site a number of years ago
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#Archive30
#UntoldStories
#Whitchurchhospitalcricket

It’s fair to say that there are many many untold stories but we are choosing #Cricket 🏏 today

We have been asked to help Whitchurch Heath CC with their story as it’s their Centenary
Shares and likes appreciated
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South Wales Record Society @swalesrecordsoc.bsky.social
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Today's #Archive30 is #ArchiveFashion - and by coincidence on this day in 1636 Thomas Aubrey of Llantrithyd paid 6s for 2 pairs of shoes, 9s. 6d. for a pair of boots and a whole pound for 4 dozen points. More on his fascinating account books at www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/19.htm
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#Archive30
#ArchiveFashion

Something a little different than usual, photos from the centenary in April 2008. A number of us dressed up Edwardian (well as close as we could find!) style!!

Who remembers the occasion?

#Whitchurchhospital
#dressingup
#costumes
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#Archive30 #Archif30
the theme is #ArchiveBuilding #AdeiladArchif

Here is the beautiful building
@whitchurchhospital.bsky.social in better days #WW1 #Firstworldwar

#militaryhospital
#welshmetropolitanwarhospital
#whitchurchhospital
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Running late with #Archive30 but for day 1 #YourArchive here's my father's letter to my mother describing the battle of El Alamein. The letter is now safely in @glamarchives.bsky.social - if you have significant bits of correspondence like this you need to think how they can best be looked after.
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Day 1 of #Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social
🎉 🎉

#YourArchive

We have an amazing collection that we are privileged to look after and share from Whitchurch Hospital in Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
We are looking forward to taking part this year

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#mentalhealthhistory
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ARA Scotland @arascot.bsky.social
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Not long until this year's #Archive30 starts...
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HSTM Network Ireland #HSTM @hstmnetworkireland.bsky.social
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#SaveTheDate for #HSTM #HSTMIreland #HSTMNetwork Annual Meeting 24 April 2026 hosted by our lovely colleagues @unioflimerick.bsky.social Convenor Dr José M Moreno - Theme *** The History of Knowledge in Ireland - Where do we Stand Today? *** #HistMed #MedHums #TechHist #SciHist #Skystorians
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Have a look 👀 @pplscollection.bsky.social for this letter written by Dr Edwin Goodall in May 1908

www.peoplescollection.wales/items/2204751
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Have a look 👀 @pplscollection.bsky.social for this letter written by Dr Edwin Goodall in May 1908

www.peoplescollection.wales/items/2204751
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As it is #nosmokingday here are some vintage photos from Whitchurch Hospital

#NSD
#hospitalsigns
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Barts Health Archives @bharchives.bsky.social
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Remember to watch Ep4 of Our Hospital Through Time tonight at 8pm on Channel 5. There's more of us showing
@profaliceroberts.bsky.social our collection items and history of St Bartholomew's Hospital!

#History #Archives

@bartscharity.bsky.social @bartsnorthwing.bsky.social
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As it is #nosmokingday here are some vintage photos from Whitchurch Hospital

#NSD
#hospitalsigns
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For #internationalwomensday we share some photos of women associated with Whitchurch Hospital over the years

#histnursing
#IWD
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#histnursing #IWD
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For #internationalwomensday we share some photos of women associated with Whitchurch Hospital over the years

#histnursing
#IWD
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Migration is significant for @thercot.bsky.social

1930 Patricia Sunderland, Irish mental nurse was one of the first #OccupationalTherapists in Wales @whitchurchhospital.bsky.social and in Uk.

Is this one of the reasons why her contribution has been neglected?

bulletin.ukahn.org/patricia-sunderland-an-irish-registered-mental-nurse-and-pioneer-of-occupational-therapy/
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