Gwawr Faulconbridge
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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 ✍🏻
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
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
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
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 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
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
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
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
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
December 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Nothing quite like a matron’s hat circa 1934 - especially in a gale ! #histnursing
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 .
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
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
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
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM