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nasnas
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Does anybody know anything about the pensions war hospital, where it was situated. Found it recorded on a death cert for 1921. And would any records of the person be available. Thanks of any help.
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stanmapstone
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Grindon Hall had four wards when it was bought by the Borough in 1922, as a sanatorium, to which they added new wards in 1929. I can't find any reference to it being called "War Pension Hospital" but it is a possibility, unless it was part of one of the other hospitals in Sunderland.
Stan
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stanmapstone
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It would could be the Third Durham Temporary Hospital for Officers and Men, one of the many hospitals run by the Ministry of Pensions, in response to the continuing needs of the thousands of servicemen who suffered grievous wounds during the 1914-1918 war. In 1921, in the peak year after the first war, there were 67 Ministry of Pensions hospitals.
Stan
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nasnas
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Thanks for the information, the person on the death cert dies of gunshot wounds, in 1921, following his return from the war. As yet I have not found any more about him. Probably too late to go on a memorial. But your info will be helpful. Many thanks.
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madpants
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That is telling of the closure of the Ministry of war pensions hospital in Sunderland in 1923
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/pdf_extract/1/3251/695
http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME063-1919/page320-volume63-22ndnovember1919.pdf
This is a matrons appointment in 1919 to the third durham temp hosp
http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME070-1923/page205-volume70-31stmarch1923.pdf
This is an Asst Matrons appointment from War pensions Hosp. when it was closing in 1923
If it was the same place (nowhere can I see where in Sunderland it was) it must have changed names between 1919 and 1923
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GREENWELL - Middlesbrough
TURNBULL - Houghton le Spring, Coxhoe, Spennymoor
DEVEY - Pentonville, Stockton, M'bro
MOHAN/HUN - Stockton on Tees
SCRAFTON - Darlington
BROADBENT - Saddleworth, Ashton Under Lyne
HEMSWELL - Grantham, M'bro
SIMPKINS - M'bro
SIMPKIN - Little Wratting, Suffolk
MALLALIEU - Saddleworth, Ashton U L
GOODWIN - Macclesfield Forest
SUTCLIFFE - Heptonstall, Ashton U L
PLIMMER - Pontesbury, Ashton U L
CAMBRIDGE - Goulborne, Ashton U L
SIDDALL - Ashton U L
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nasnas
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Thank you all for your replies it will give me something to work on. He was my partners uncle, but he only knows vague family stories. That he was a Lewis gunner who was said to have shot in the spine on armistice day. So I sent for the death cert, that reveals he was 22 and died of GSW both hips, ( I presume this is gun shot wounds), landacerous disease, and exhaustion. I believe lardacerous disease is referring to Landry's disease - an acute ascending paralysis from the lower limbs up wards. So if was shot in 1918 he would have been about 18, when he was injured.
Best wishes
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stanmapstone
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It would not have been Grindon Hall, it would have been one of the five VAD hospitals in Sunderland. I assume the VAD Hospitals were the same as the Pensions War Hospitals 
For the V.A.D. Hospitals in Northumberland and Durham 1914-1918 see http://www.donmouth.co.uk/local_history/VAD/VAD_hospitals.html
25th Durham VA Hospital was Ashburne, Ryhope Road, Sunderland which was built by Edward Backhouse c1820, the house became the College of Arts and Crafts opened on 6th June 1936, and the gardens became Backhouse Park.
3rd Durham VA Hospital was Hammerton House, 4 Gray Road, Sunderland,
Hammerton 'Hall': see http://www.gentooconstruction.com/?Section=670&Track=/488/506/670/&resizer=2
4th Durham VA Hospital Jeffrey Hall, Monk Street, Monkwearmouth, this was just a Church Hall.
20th Durham VA Hospital St Gabriel's Institute, Kayll Road, Sunderland Church Hall
11th Durham VA Hospital Union Congregational Church Social Centre, Royalty Sunderland
Stan
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evie
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Hi
I have just been looking at a book I have on Sunderland.
It mentions five such hospitals, three of which Stan mentions and two others, one on Kayll Road and the other the Royalty.
It goes on to say in 1917 the war hospital of 500 beds was opened on Chester Road. Ashburne closed in 1919.
Evie
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stanmapstone
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Hi Evie,
Can I ask what book this is please 
Stan
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stanmapstone
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I would expect that the hospital on Kayll Road was the Highfield Hospital, later the Sunderland General Hospital, where some emergency huts were erected during the First World War, and the one at the Royalty was the Sunderland Infirmary.
Stan
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evie
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Hi Evie, Can I ask what book this is please Stan
Hi Stan
Sunderland - River Town & People - A History from the 1780's to the present day
Present day would be 1988 which was produced by Sunderland Borough Council and supported by Vaux Breweries ISBN 0 947637 06 0
Evie
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Booth, Hornsby, Northumberland & Durham Jackson, Northumberland & Durham Douthwaite, N Yorks & Durham Geldard, N Yorks Ward, Cheshire & W Yorks Swallow, Boid, W Yorks Kirby, Lowe, Studholme, Geary, Emery, Baldock census info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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madpants
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Highfield Hospital (previously Sunderland Poor law Institution) is on Hylton Road, the General (a previous name was Highfield Public Assistance Institution) was on Chester Road and now is on Kayll Road and the late, lamented and lovely Royal Infirmary was on New Durham Road from 1867 - 1996
Where was the Royalty in Sunderland? I don't remember it from when I lived there (and worked in two of the above hospitals)
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GREENWELL - Middlesbrough
TURNBULL - Houghton le Spring, Coxhoe, Spennymoor
DEVEY - Pentonville, Stockton, M'bro
MOHAN/HUN - Stockton on Tees
SCRAFTON - Darlington
BROADBENT - Saddleworth, Ashton Under Lyne
HEMSWELL - Grantham, M'bro
SIMPKINS - M'bro
SIMPKIN - Little Wratting, Suffolk
MALLALIEU - Saddleworth, Ashton U L
GOODWIN - Macclesfield Forest
SUTCLIFFE - Heptonstall, Ashton U L
PLIMMER - Pontesbury, Ashton U L
CAMBRIDGE - Goulborne, Ashton U L
SIDDALL - Ashton U L
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evie
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Hi Madpants
As various buildings were taken over and staffed I think it could possibly mean the Royalty theatre 
http://www.eurotravelling.net/england/sunderland/sunderland_culture.htm
Evie
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stanmapstone
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The Royalty is the name of the road that runs from Durham Road to Chester Road.
Stan
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