A page from a photo album (1949), two photos, top left and bottom right with some writing (white on a black background)
Here we go with #WrappingPaper for the 15th day of #ArchiveAdventCalendar @arascot.bsky.social
Below is a page from the family album kindly donated by Angela. Here is a photo of a wrapped up present 🎁 and what was in it! The year is 1949.
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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
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
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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
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.
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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
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 ✍🏻
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#Christmas
#christmascake
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Large group of soldiers and staff (nursing and medical staff) with Christmas decorations above and beds in the front of the photo.
Last day of the #ArchiveAdventCalendar
#MerryChristmas
Ending with a favourite Christmas postcard from the First World War
Thank you for all your support, we have really enjoyed joining in
#EYAFestive
#hospitalChristmas
#HistNursing
#militaryhospital
#matronraynes
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An old black and white photo showing Father Christmas on the left giving a woman a present
The Christmas menu cover from 1984, rudolf stuck in a chimney on the left and Father Christmas coming out of a chimney on the right
Christmas Eve
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can only be #Santa
We have two vintage offerings! One from 1949 and one from 1984
Thank you to Angela for the 1st photo
Happy ChristmasEve 🎅🏻
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#EYAFestive
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Recital programme from December 1909
Inside of the recital programme shown in first photo
Patients dance and Christmas tree programme December 24th 1910
The Merry Milkmaids programme, no date
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#MerryAndBright
These fit the bill and sound very #MerryAndBright
All the photos are from the red cuttings book
#EYAFestive
#HospitalChristmas
#MerryMilkmaids
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Canteen style tables and chairs in rows from the hospital canteen
Christmas menu example from 1984
Front cover of the menu showing rudolf the red nose reindeer stuck in a chimney on the left and Father Christmas coming out of the chimney on the right with a sack in his right hand
#ArchiveAdventCalendar is #FestiveFood
Whitchurch Hospital had a wonderful Christmas lunch. Here is the vintage Christmas menu from 1984
Photo of the hospital canteen (?1980s)
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#Christmasmenu
#Roastturkey
#brusselsprouts
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Photo of the hospital main hall showing Christmas decorations hanging from the windows in 1949
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#Decorations
These vintage decorations are from a lovely album (1949) donated by Angela.
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