Cane Hill appears to have a defecit of archive images – I suspect many were destroyed with confidential materials on closure, or held in private collections. If you have any old images of Cane Hill, they would be greatly appreciated. This section looks to display all archive images that I am able to obtain.
Most likely taken in the 1930s or 40s, nurses in a female block. I would suggest Alleyn or Jenner, judging from the verandah through the windows.
Admin in 1953
Detail of the sign at East Lodge, 1953
Illustration of Cane Hill, 1993
Ernie Townsend’s photographs
Thanks to Ernie Townsend for allowing permission to reproduce images that he recorded during his 24 year career at Cane Hill.
Cane Hill’s coach in 1990
Replacing the Boiler House chimney in 1980
The Staff Cafe in 1984
Eastlodge (the entrance on Brighton Road) in 1980.
The Chapel in 1980
The Organ in the Church in 1968
Hi, Love the old photos of Cane Hill. Just a couple of points though – Harvard and Keats blocks did not have verandahs, although the ground floor ward in between them did (Jenner ward) and was essentially a replica of Alleyn ward.
The photo of ‘East Lodge'(third down) is ot in fact at Cane Hill at all – it is the main entrance at LCC Bexley Hospital, Bexleyheath the lodge cottages still remain today although the gatehouse in between has been removed.
Pete
[Thanks Pete, the ‘Eastlodge’ photo has been removed now. I’ve amended the comment regarding the top photo.]
Pete
1 Oct 09 at 11:56 pm
Please may I take one copy of Cane Hill Hospital, I have been doing my Family History and discovered one of my Ancestors was a patient who died inside there. Would just like to add it to my tree if its OK with you Thanks Wendy
wendy
6 May 10 at 7:24 pm
Hi Wendy, please feel free to link to the site from your family tree.
Ali
12 May 10 at 5:24 pm
Hi did my training there in the early eighties it was a great place to be. First ever ward was Mapother ward never forget.
Susan Vaughan
31 May 10 at 12:02 am
My parents both worked at cane hill between (approx)1934 1975 we lived very close by and life revolved around the hospital my mother is still alive and will be 97 in jan. My sisters and I would like to try and trace a photo of my mum being presented to princess Marina (we think) the photo appeared in the local paper and she did have the original it has since been lost and I can’t find any reference to this visit it would have been in the late 50’s or early 60’s I hope you can help with this.
shelley Adderley
10 Dec 10 at 2:47 pm
Hi Shelley, I don’t know if I can help you here other than to suggest visiting the archive at Croydon Library and asking to see the Cane Hill box. Christopher may be able to help
Ali
21 Dec 10 at 7:32 pm
awesome photos i just love them
tim schnebele
3 Jan 11 at 11:57 am
thanks for all the detail. My Grandmother died in Cane Hill in 1963 she had been there or in previous homes since circa 1936. Does anyone know where I can find/access patient history for that period?
michael sweeney
14 Nov 11 at 8:07 pm
Follow on. Croydon Archives tell me that my grandmother was admitted in 1934 with post-natal depression and spent the rest of her life til 63 there.
Patient history seems to have been destroyed but surely some must exist with the NHS takeover in 1948.
Is there anyone still around that worked there in the 60’s
michael sweeney
1 Dec 11 at 10:33 pm
Is it posible to find a person who was a patient in the Hospital in in40’s? Looking for Rose Cole (nee Harris) from Croydon.
Pam R
3 Oct 13 at 11:19 am
I have what appears to be a button with a possibly copper concave face with CANE HILL ASYLUM around the edge and LCA in the centre.
On the verso it has in smaller print around the edge C & J WEBB LONDON (perhaps the manufacturer of the button)
The are no holes in the button but it may have had a ?toggle for sewing it on or attaching it in a way similar to cufflinks.
I found it tonight in a jar of coins etc that were in my grandmothers house in Mildura Australia,in ~1950 when I stayed there. Many of the coins etc may have been brought back by the men who had been in WWW1 or WWW2.And the number of countries represented suggests that some swapping of coins might have occurred. It is not uncommon for men to have bought home odd keepsakes picked up while away.
Do you know the date of this object? I am not aware of any family member being in the asylum. However it seems likely that soldiers might have been rehabilitated there during the wars. There seems to be a big gap in the history that you have on line and nothing from the period from which this might have come.
Lucille Voullaire
7 Jul 14 at 9:18 am
Michael Sweeney – Did you by any chance have any
connection to the Dee family from County Limerick?
My Mother and her two sisters worked at Cane Hill
about the time your poor grandmother was first admitted.
They had an uncle who was a policeman at Buckingham
Palace during the early part of the 1900`s up until
almost WW2 and his name was Michael Sweeney! You
never know eh?
Joan Lawrence
29 Aug 14 at 8:34 am
Is it possible to find any archives of possible births at Cane Hill. I believe my mother in law was born whilst her mother Violet Haseler (Fear) was a patient back in the 1930’s.
Shona Bridle
15 Sep 14 at 4:02 pm
Hi Shona, you may be able to locate these at the National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=48
Ali
11 May 15 at 11:47 pm