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Topic: Kestevan Lunatic Asylum at Quarrington (Read 275 times)
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linclinks
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I have just found a relative working as a Nurse at Kestevan Lunatic Asylum in 1911 listed at Quarrington
It seems to be a very large establisment - pages of inmates with just initials and surnames.
I see via Google that it was opened in 1902 and closed in 1997 and was closer to Rauceby and that the hospital eventually accomadated 490 patients. It looks as though that did not take long.
In 1911 there were 205 males and 235 female patients - including two girls of 12. Most were from Lincolnshire but a wide range of Counties of origin represented.
Very sad -
Jacky
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My Maternal line are all from Lincolnshire - First Generations include:
Arliss, Armstrong, Baker, Borman, Cartwright, Clark, Dixon, Duckering, Everington, Forman, Freshney, Gadsby, Graves, Hatcliffe, Holmes, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lacey, Leverton, Lilley, Morton, Oades, Pacey, Priestley, Rickett, Riggall, Rowson, Shaw, Sleaford, Sleight, Smith, Spikin, Taylor, Thacker, Ticklepenny, Tomkins, Tyler, Walton, Ward, Willson, Wood and Wortley.
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DavidofLincs
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Jacky,
From Kelly's Directory for 1930 under the entry for Quarrington parish:
"The Kesteven County Mental Hospital, erected 1899-1902 at a cost of about £130,000, is in this parish, and will hold 420 patients: the buildings also include a chapel with sittings for about 300 persons." [so at least the patients' spiritual needs were catered for!]
More recently known simply as the Rauceby Mental Hospital, it was as you say situated nearer to South Rauceby than Quarrington. The site has now been entirely developed for housing.
David.
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Jayne
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My Grt Grandfather David Benjamin Redding 1st left
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I worked at Rauceby Hospital, as Psychiatric nurse, I remember it vividly, if you google it you can do a virtual tour, the video was taken during the demolition. Very eerie
J
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London / Middlesex - Redding, Gazzard, Tampling, Wickings, Hicks, Burgess, Brooke, Pink, Tofft / Toft Dawson, Hosling, Hunter
Kent - Burgess, Muchmore
Lincolnshire - Jackson, Watson, Holmes, Smith, Winter, Renshaw,Banks, Dobson, Cawdron, Cox , Scott,
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Jayne
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My Grt Grandfather David Benjamin Redding 1st left
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Oh god just had a look makes me go cold, - what an eerie state, I had people in there too, as well as nursing there in the late 70 - 80s. Strange memories
J
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London / Middlesex - Redding, Gazzard, Tampling, Wickings, Hicks, Burgess, Brooke, Pink, Tofft / Toft Dawson, Hosling, Hunter
Kent - Burgess, Muchmore
Lincolnshire - Jackson, Watson, Holmes, Smith, Winter, Renshaw,Banks, Dobson, Cawdron, Cox , Scott,
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linclinks
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I employed a man for fifteen years under a sheltered employment scheme and he had been in such an establishment from childhood until released when he was in his late forties, when most of these places were closed down. He was slow and had to be taught social skills but his poor eye sight, partial deafness and slightly strange appearance are what kept him there.
I also once met a women who had spent years in another institution basically because she was promisicuoius when she was a youg girl.
I guess it was a question of out of sight, out of mind.
Jacky
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My Maternal line are all from Lincolnshire - First Generations include:
Arliss, Armstrong, Baker, Borman, Cartwright, Clark, Dixon, Duckering, Everington, Forman, Freshney, Gadsby, Graves, Hatcliffe, Holmes, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Lacey, Leverton, Lilley, Morton, Oades, Pacey, Priestley, Rickett, Riggall, Rowson, Shaw, Sleaford, Sleight, Smith, Spikin, Taylor, Thacker, Ticklepenny, Tomkins, Tyler, Walton, Ward, Willson, Wood and Wortley.
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Jayne
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My Grt Grandfather David Benjamin Redding 1st left
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In my psychiatric nursing days I nursed individuals who had been incarcerated from the age of 9, for little more that childs play, seeing the photos of them when they were that age,then to nurse them at 80+ brought reality home.
But it must be remembered these institutions in there day were mini villages with farms, with livestock for the patients to care and fieldst o tend, ball rooms for social activities thereby constructing an insular life for the patients, but in other ways trying to create a enviroment that was "Normal" for want of a better word.
Care in the Community despite its intentions did not necessarily create the care for these patients who in many cases were discharged from a life they knew to our world which for some was just as formidable, as the institution was for others.
J
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London / Middlesex - Redding, Gazzard, Tampling, Wickings, Hicks, Burgess, Brooke, Pink, Tofft / Toft Dawson, Hosling, Hunter
Kent - Burgess, Muchmore
Lincolnshire - Jackson, Watson, Holmes, Smith, Winter, Renshaw,Banks, Dobson, Cawdron, Cox , Scott,
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Jayne
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Totally agree!! with you re CC
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London / Middlesex - Redding, Gazzard, Tampling, Wickings, Hicks, Burgess, Brooke, Pink, Tofft / Toft Dawson, Hosling, Hunter
Kent - Burgess, Muchmore
Lincolnshire - Jackson, Watson, Holmes, Smith, Winter, Renshaw,Banks, Dobson, Cawdron, Cox , Scott,
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