Sanitorium in Talgarth

[vic1]

picture is of the mental health hospital - which is above talgarth- bronllys- was  the sanatorium  and has extensive grounds  my sister works out of the site which is still nhs or welsh nhs it is the opposite side of the valley as the picture shows  mental hospital has now been redevloped as housing estate.

[wrjones]

My Uncle Walter Jones was at the Sanitorium in the 1930's.My Father used to cycle all the way from North Wales to visit him.Times have changed!

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.

[Talgarthian]

A website for the Mid Wales Hospital is being created at www.freewebs.com/midwaleshospital

If amyone would care to visit. Also if enough interest is shown I will look into a section on Bronllys South Wales San.

cheers

[jencairns]

I had an uncle who died c. 1939 ish in the TB Isolation ward in Talgarth

Fantastic photos of Talgarth here
http://midwalescountylunaticasylum.fotopic.net/

For the TB Isolation building photo see
http://midwalescountylunaticasylum.fotopic.net/c1573302.html

click on photo from selection in left panel, which says TB ISOLATION
I was able to identify it from the postcard of Talgarth which someone kindly posted a couple of years ago (above)

ALSO on FLICKR
http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverstealth/sets/72157603999086092/ 
silverstealth's photos,

also search for talgarth and many photos come up

Best wishes

Jen

[pinot]

I know that within living memory being sent to Talgarth (not Bronllys), in the appropriate local context, meant being commited to the asylum.
                  Pinot

[S_Sheppard]

I was up there last week in search of my great Grandfathers resting place.
The MidWales hospital was an assylum which treated prisoner of war during WWII and were buried in the grounds, the hospital is no longer used and rundown it was privately bought and the entrance is now made up of offices allthough you can still access the main parts of the hospital by driving through the main entrance.
The Bronllys Hospital is the Sanitorium which as allready stated was for T.B. treatments, This is what my GG/Father (who was a service man (merchant navy)died of in 1941, the burials were in the nearby church, but during this period the grave were not maked (no headstone) records show just rows and numbers, so it can be worked out that the person that was buried would be within this 10 foot of space (soo to speak).
I will be visiting again if I can find his co-ordinates of his burial.
So anyone searching for a relative who was a serviceman can easily get the hospitals mixed up beacause service men were also at mid-wales but they were POW's

[Greensleeves]

I live in Bronllys, and often walk to that quiet corner of the churchyard where the unmarked graves lie.  A few of them do have small engraved  plaques attached, but many are just numbers.  If I can help anyone with an interest in those laid to rest here, I would be  happy to do so, and to take any photographs required.

Regards,
Greensleeves

[S_Sheppard]

Hi Greensleeves
I found this information today,

The ships Second Officer died in 1944 from injuries related/sustained from the attack and is buried with full War Grave Status

CANIPANE, Second Officer, FRANK, S.S. Sarastone (Llanelly). Merchant Navy. 11th December 1944. Age 50. Buried Bronllys (St. Mary) Churchyard Grave 92.

Please could you check for me, I will be so greatful if you do.

Thank You

Steve Sheppard.

[Greensleeves]

Hi Steve

Certainly I'll check that out and take a photo.  Will post again in a few days.

Regards,
Greensleeves