Radial

Radial Building, opened in 1820 at a cost of £16000, was known as the Asylum and admitted its first patient on 25th October of that year. Large images can be viewed on the website located here: http://slhphotos.atspace.com/index.html

Foster Wards & Departments

Wards and departments within Foster building. Further images located here: http://slhphotos.atspace.com/index.html 

Rashleigh

Rashleigh building, erected between 1881-1884 and occupied in 1887, was demolished in 2007. Further images can be viewed here: http://slhphotos.atspace.com/index.html 

Sports Day

Sports day, captured on a reel of 8mm cine film during the 1960s on the cricket pitch, now a housing estate. Film courtesy of Lyn & Gerald Paul.

Williams House

Williams House, named after Mary Francis Williams, a Chairman of the Health Committee. The building housed two wards; Delank on the ground floor and St Germans above. View further images here: http://slhphotos.atspace.com/index.html 

Radial 1988

Video shot in and around Radial and Foster on the 26th February 1988 for a Social Club evening, entitled " Night of the Heroes." The hospital as it was a quarter of a century ago!  The images that appear on these pages can be viewed larger here: http://slhphotos.atspace.com/index.html 

Corridors

Foster block corridor with numerous entrances on the left leading into Foster Hall. At the end of this corridor, the entrances to Kensey, Tamar, Fal and Valency Wards. The pharmacy was located further down on the right next to the cigarette machine. Images on these pages can be viewed larger on the website relocated here: http://slhphotos.atspace.com/index.html 

Another view of Foster corridor containing entrances to the staff dining room and hospital kitchens. In the foreground and to the left, fire panels, where nurses on fire duty gathered after the fire alarm sounded.

 The staff dining room was situated on the left, past the notice boards, along this Foster corridor. Opposite the dining area were the kitchens, which served the entire hospital.

A floor polishing machine stands idle along this Foster corridor view, looking towards Kensey Ward.

Foster corridor, looking down from Kensey Ward, towards the entrance on the right for staff showers and changing rooms. Images on these pages can be viewed larger on the website relocated here: http://slhphotos.atspace.com/index.html 

'Top End' 1991

The 'top end' of the hospital, videod in 1991 including Radial, Kendall and Rashleigh. The images that appear on these pages can be viewed larger here: http://slhphotos.atspace.com/index.html 

St Lawrence's Hospital Website

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