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whizzy
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City Mental Hospital
« on: Saturday 01 August 09 04:35 UTC (UK) »
I have a recieved a death certificate for my gr gr grandmother Caroline Potterton who died at the city mental hospital in 1936. I am wondering if some kind person could help me clarify which institution was that hospital? Was it the one that was the University's Fielding and Johnson building, was it the one in St Mary's parish in the towm or was it the one that later was known as the Towers. Given that the family lived in Aylestone I suspect it was the one at the univertsity but I'm not too sure.
Does anyone alse have any suggestions?
Whizzy
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Mike from Leicester
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Re: City Mental Hospital
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 01 August 09 13:49 UTC (UK) »
Greeting’s Again….. Whizzy.

Snippet from Goggle :~

The Leicester Borough Asylum, ....  Borough = City of Leicester.

Opening, in 1867,
and is situated near the village of Humberstone. It can accommodate 868 patients.

Leicester City Mental Hospital It became Towers Hospital in 1948 ...

Unquote..
The University site was known as the County Mental Hospital
Which in turn moved to Narborough and known as Charlton Hayes.

MIKE.

UPDATED

Caroline was buried in Welford Road Cemetery

Plot No’. U. B. 492.:~

 
B   492   C   Hawkins   George William   1865   Aug   16   18mths   Junior Street   All Saints   15991
B   492   C   Sharman   Herbert   1883   Sep   4   6mths   Ashwell Street   Saint George   51711
B   492   C   Watkins   Emma   1884   May   15   60   Myrtle Road   Saint George   53082
B   492   C   Watkins   Henry   1886   Jul   7   67   Leicester Borough Asylum   Humberstone   57767
B   492   F   Potterton   Caroline   1936   Jul   2   Aged.88   
City Mental Hospital   Leicester   123902

I noticed  the next Plot 491.also as Pottertons :~

B   491   F   Potterton   William   1912   Sep   28   Aged.67
   43 Denmark Road   Leicester   99427   PLOT B 491 & 492
B   491   F   Potterton   Lilian Elsie   1926   Sep   27   10mths   
23 Cromwell Road   Leicester   115857   





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whizzy
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Re: City Mental Hospital
« Reply #2 on: Monday 03 August 09 06:24 UTC (UK) »
Many thanks Mike,
That clarifys which records to hunt for. Thanks fir the Welford road details the Pottertons in the plot 'next door' were Caroline's husband and grandaughter.
Abi
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