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During the hospitals 50th anniversary in 1989 an 35 page booklet was produced to commemorate the hospitals past, Even though the governement programme of mental hospital closures was well under wy the hospital staff were still very proud of Barrow. A copy of this booklet has been sent to ForlornBritain.co.uk by Mr Mervyn Portlock, Mervyn and his partner both worked at Barrow Hospital for many years during the 1990's.
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Page 3 Contents.
Page 4 Includes a plan of the full extent of the hospital proposed in the 1930's much of which was abandoned following WWII.
Page 5 Introduction..
Page 6 The Early Years 1930-39.
Page 7 Photograph form before the hospitals official opening in 1939.
Page 8 The Early Years and a photograph of the ancient woodland in which the hospital was built.
Page 10 Barrow A Place for Patients.
Page 11 Hospital staff in costume for one of the annual pantomine performances.
Page 12 War Years.
Page 13 A ward complete with Royal Naval Hospital bedding.
Page 14 Royal Navy vans and ambulances in the stores yard.
Page 15 The War Years.
Page 16 Industrial Therepy
Page 17 Back On Course.
Page 18 Back On Course.
Page 19 Arts and Crafts.
Page 20 Years of Change.
Page 21 Mother and Baby Unit.
Page 22 The Day Hospital.
Page 23 Years of Change.
Page 24 Years of Change.
Page 25 Years of Change.
