Quarry maternity home,

[Geoff-E]

I see in 1881 ,

Wragby road .
Charles Arkill, the famous Printer and Bookseller, I believe he did Lincoln directories.

Maybe it was his house , 


Eilleen.

AKRILL!

Census says he lived in St Margaret parish - I think that was the bit above the Adam and Eve

Wife and several kids http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1881BR_3296195&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5

[yesmycatisfat]

You'd need more than one servant for a home that size, I would think.  My mum told me that she and some friends climbed onto the roof (through a small hatch) and sunbathed on walkways linking the chimneys!

Anyway, an interesting place and probably up for sale soon given the economic climate...  Anyone want to hazard a guess at the asking price?

[Eilleen]

Geoff,
Thank you for pointing out my mistake,

That's why I have never written a book 


Eilleen.

Used spell check on this one 

[Geoff-E]

Geoff,
Thank you for pointing out my mistake,

That's why I have never written a book 


Eilleen.

Used spell check on this one 

Sorry, I'm afraid I'd not heard of him.  After searching for ARKILL failed I had to search for just Charles ... then I found out how his name was spelt

1900 it was occupied by Robert SWAN J.P. according to the directory, but in fact ...
Deaths Mar 1899
SWAN Robert    65    Lincoln    7a   331

I think this was them in 1881 http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/census/household_record.asp?HOUSEHOLD_CODE=1881BR_3294451&HOUSEHOLD_SUB=1&frompage=5

EDIT:  1871 home of the SWAN family - St Nicholas Quarry House ... in fact the brother of one of my ancestors lived in the Lodge as the gardener in 1871!

[yesmycatisfat]

Now, that's interesting... The Quarries!

And a decent amount of staff too, quite what I'd expect from a house of that size.

[Eilleen]

Well done Geoff,

I just knew you would nail the place down,

and that fit's in nicely with your build date.

Eilleen,

Got the day off work, so decorating downstairs lattrene ??  toilet to me 

[romancity]

Hi Everyone,
                  What a shock my daughter was looking up st johns hospital history in Lincoln and i said look up The Quarry .She found this forum showing pictures and peoples comments on the place.I was told this place had been demolished as i really did not know where it was.My mother was sent there in 1952 and had me on christmas eve.My grandmother came to collect my mother .I was told that i was going to be given up for adoption but my grandmother change her mind and took us both home.Where she was a big influence in my life and brought me up, i loved her dearly.It was very emotional seeing the building where i was born.I can recollect being told that the women scrubbed floors and they where very strict with them.Also when giving birth was on a board over a roll top bath.As i know where it is now my daughters going to take me as i feel i need to go and hopefully see it.

[InkOnMyFingers]

I was also at the quarry in 1968 , it was more like a workhouse than a maternity home, have dreadful  memories of the quarry.

Hello,

I'm sorry to read you have bad memories of the quarry. I just ran search on it not expecting to find anything - big surprise to find this forum and see the photo of the place. I was born there in October 1968.

[Eilleen]

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