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Gwawr Faulconbridge
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Mam, History especially Health History.
Admin for Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society social media sites.
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Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social

#Decorations

Decs ➡️Cardiff City Mental Hospital & Whitchurch Hospital
1st ➡️ clippings book @glamarchives.bsky.social
Dr P K McCowan’s 1st 🎅🏻 as Medical Superintendent. The hall sounds beautifully decorated, be amazing to see 📷 get in touch ✍🏻
Newspaper clipping from 1929 Description of hospital visit and thoughts in 1952
December 14, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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A bit late again!!
#Shopping #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social

Who remembers the shops at Whitchurch Hospital? My favourite was the sweet shop 🍬

A no mentioned in the staff handbook, who remembers the Occupational Therapy

#WhitchurchHospitalShops
#HospitalChristmas
Black and white photo showing an old fashioned sweet shop with large jars of sweets. The outside of West End Fashions with a lady opening the door to go inside Hospital shop with a lady dressed in a blue uniform serving a gentleman dressed in a shirt and a tie Page from the hospital handbook describing the shops at Whitchurch Hospital
December 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social

#FestiveClothes

Thanks to Carol for these lovely photos from Christmas time at Whitchurch Hospital. The date is December 26th 1969.

#WhitchurchHospital
#HospitalChristmas
Black and white photo with Mental Health Nurses and children in front of a Christmas tree and large window Black and white photo with children in front of a Christmas tree and large window
December 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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For today’s #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social we have #DarkNights and this poignant photo taken by Michael Jones back in 2016 to mark the closing of Whitchurch Hospital.

#darknights #archiveadventcalendar
#EndofanEra
#WhitchurchHospital
#mentalhealthhistory
Photo taken at night of the Whitchurch Hospital water tower with the moon shining bright to the right. Caption reads: Goodnight Whitchurch Hospital Sleep well (1908 - 2016)
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Nice little end of year project round-up courtesy of @araukie.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟 #digitalarchives #volunteerproject #Wales #crowdsourcing #volunteering
December 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Casgliad prosiect bach neis ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn, gyda diolch i @araukie.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟 #archifaudigidol #prosiectgwirfoddol #cyfranogiadtorfol #Cymru
December 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Day 8 (already!!) of #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social

#FestiveFood

Some festive food preparations going on in these photos, looks like a Christmas cake… if you recognise the ladies in the photos do get in touch ✍🏻

#Whitchurchhospital
#Christmas
#christmascake
#HospitalChristmas
Black and white photo showing two ladies decorating a Christmas cake Black and white photo showing three ladies working on a Christmas cake Black and white photo showing a lady working on a Christmas cake with another in the background and a rather large of bag of silver spoon icing sugar in the foreground
December 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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A bit late but better late than never!!

#ArchiveAdventCalendar
#Star @arascot.bsky.social

We would like to share some of Horatio Ellis’s story, awarded the 1914-15 Star ⭐️ as well as the Military Medal & British War Medal.

Thanks so much to Jan 4 the research, see 2nd photo.

#wewillrememberthem
Photo of a wounded soldier (Horatio Ellis Evans) seated outside wearing hospital blues with a tree in the background Some history about Horatio Ellis Evans including a smaller photo All the archive advent calendar themes for December 2025
December 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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What a wonderful campaign @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araireland.bsky.social
Thank you so much for all your hard work, a pleasure to take part.

A favourite, Whitchurch Hosp has military & mental health history - used during the First & Second World Wars.

#EYAYourArchive
#EYAFocusWeek
Large group black and white photo showing staff and soldiers on one of the wards during Christmas time
December 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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This is the full post from facebook, not enough characters here!
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Day 8 @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

For #EYAAnniversaries we thought we would look back at the Whitchurch Hospital Centenary back in 2008.

Who remembers coming along to the open day back in April 2008?

#ExploreYourArchive #Archives #EYAFocusWeek #heritage
A round cake on a gold board with a patterned tablecloth. The cake has a sketch of Whitchurch Hospital in black and the word Centenary underneath in gold lettering A large poster advertising the open day in April 2008 A booklet from the Centenary event to coincide with a lecture by Dr Ian Beech, I can’t believe it’s not butter. Invite for the Open event back in April 2008
December 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Today’s @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
we have a photo from 1910. This is the Cardiff City Mental Hospital Hockey 🏒 team but it has women and men within it… very inclusive when the hospital was segregated

#ExploreYourArchive
#eyainclusion
#eya2025
#EYAFocusWeek
#HospitalHockey
#Mixedhockey
Black and white newspaper clipping showing three rows of the hospital hockey 🏒 team, dated 1910. The newspaper cuttings red book
December 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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For #EYADigital @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

#eya2025
#EYAFocusWeek
#ExploreYourArchive

an example of what information can be found online relating to Whitchurch Hospital. This fabulous photo

www.peoplescollection.wales/items/5988
WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL, CARDIFF
Slide of RCAHMW colour oblique aerial photograph of Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff; Cardiff Lunatic Asylum, taken by T.G. Driver, 25/7/2001.
www.peoplescollection.wales
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Nothing quite like a matron’s hat circa 1934 - especially in a gale ! #histnursing
whitchurchhospital.bsky.social Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society @whitchurchhospital.bsky.social · 12d
Day 5 #EYA @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Missed a few days but ready to go again today with #EYApets

Matron King with her beautiful dogs at the Cardiff City Mental Hospital.

THE NURSING TIMES FEB. 24, 1934.

#eya2025
#EYAFocusWeek
#ExploreYourArchive
#CardiffCityMentalHospital
#Hospitalpets
Black and white grainy photo showing two dogs, one standing on the left and one lying on the right with Matron King sitting in between them. Trees in the background Full page of the THE NURSING TIMES FEB. 24, 1934 article
December 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Day 5 #EYA @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

Missed a few days but ready to go again today with #EYApets

Matron King with her beautiful dogs at the Cardiff City Mental Hospital.

THE NURSING TIMES FEB. 24, 1934.

#eya2025
#EYAFocusWeek
#ExploreYourArchive
#CardiffCityMentalHospital
#Hospitalpets
Black and white grainy photo showing two dogs, one standing on the left and one lying on the right with Matron King sitting in between them. Trees in the background Full page of the THE NURSING TIMES FEB. 24, 1934 article
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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The theme today is #EYABeauty

@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

How about some vintage Beauty Salon photos, you may well remember the hairdresser and the barber. From the date it looks like this particular salon was opened just over 50years ago!!

#EYAFocusWeekl
#ExploreYourArchive
#EYABeauty
Black and white photo showing a lady seated and the hospital hairdresser cutting her hair. A mirror can be seen with a reflection of the hairdresser’s arm. Two windows in the background. Beauty Salon Presented by The League of Friends Handed over by Mrs E M Pugh 20th November 1975 Beauty Salon Presented by The League of Friends Handed over by Mrs E M Pugh 20th November 1975
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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For #EYAConservation today we would like to mention some of the wonderful trees 🌳 on the Whitchurch Hospital site.

The photos were taken back in 2008 from the water tower & the others are screen shots of the Cardiff Council look up tool for tree preservation orders

@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
View from the water tower showing red brick buildings, sports fields and trees View from the water tower showing red brick buildings, sports fields and trees Screen shot showing some tree preservation orders, Cardiff Council’s look up tool Screen shot showing some tree preservation orders, Cardiff Council’s look up tool
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

#remembrance
#militaryhospital
Black and white postcard showing the closed front gates of the Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital. The front lodge can be seen behind the gates with three people, one inside and two outside the doorway. Red poppy image on the top right hand side of the photo
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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#WorldRadiographyDay & back in the day we had an X-ray dept.

Bill Sutherland, Head of medical physics, identified by his daughter over on Insta (a few yrs back) thank you

Who remembers the X-ray dept & where it was?
#XRayDay
#HistNursing
#MentalHealthHistory
#RadiographyDay
Black and white photo showing a large X ray machine and a man behind it
November 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Here is a diagram of how the the local military hospitals dealt with various casualties arriving in Cardiff. Image is from the Prince and the Pioneers by Robert Phelps

#Firstworldwar
#orthopaediccasualties
#welshmetropolitanwarhospital
A diagram showing the Restoration of Servicemen in South Wales. The Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital is top middle and bottom middle Front cover of a book: the prince and the pioneers by Robert Phelps. Left is a drawing of the Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital.
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Some may not be aware of the military history associated with Whitchurch Hospital.

During the First World War, the hospital was renamed The Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital and officially opened on the 9th of June 1915

#militaryhospital
#firstworldwar
#welshmetropolitanwarhospital
Postcard showing black and white image of the water tower to the left and the main hospital entrance in the middle. Road on the right hand side of the photo.y
October 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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UKAHN annual gathering aka colloquium 1st June 2026 - London Kingston University . Save the date . We’re planning on being there .
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Save the date for our 2026 Research Colloquium. June 1st.
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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#WorldMentalHealthDay

Looking after our #mentalhealth is important every day

#MentalHealthMatters
#MentalHealthAwareness
#WMHD
#WMHD2025

The Mental Health Foundation was founded by Derek Richter (📷wiki) in 1949. He was Director of the Neuropsychiatric research Centre at Whitchurch Hospital
A graphic showing the world with a green banner A graphic showing the world with a green banner and a purple background. The banner has welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 language writing Tips to manage overwhelm from the Mental Health Foundation A portrait photo of Dr Derek Richter, wearing a pin stripe jacket, shirt and tie. Photo from Wikipedia
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Welcome to all our recent followers 👋🏻

We share the history of Whitchurch Hospital in Cardiff. It was a Mental Health Hospital as well as a military hospital during both World Wars.

Looking 👀 forward to sharing more with you all
The front entrance Whitchurch, an Edwardian Mental Health Hospital with cloudy blue skies above. The grey security fence can be seen. Photo taken in April 2019.
October 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Happy International “vintage” Coffee Day ☕️
Not sure I fancy a coffee from this tin 🧐

Photo taken in January 2008

#Coffee
#CoffeeDay
#InternationalCoffeeDay
#CoffeeLovers
#coffeetime
#maxwellhouse
A faded tin of maxwell house coffee sits on top of a radiator with a window in the background
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM