So sad looking at the hospital left completely run down now. Anyone could have taken them. From there I was transferred backwards and forwards to Rooksdown House, Basingstoke for plastic surgery. Im glad the building is being kept intact, after all, its still a major Aldershot landmark. I dont care if theyre in use? And make sure security has gone before you leave! The security are on patrol on the outside but also patrol the estate next to the site. You have seen the Grey Lady'. It is owned by a company, the police cant do anything because it would be a civil matter. WOTV: Does it make you feel a bit sad that buildings that were once so important have been long since abandoned? Its the WWII Aldershot Command Centre which is almost under the Military Cemetery. Much appreciated. Hi See production, box office & company info. We should meet up and go there some time. many thanks Im sure my father (Bob Blewett) will have known your father well. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Often they dont believe me when I tell them these are my images and Ive actually visited these places. If you did please let me know
[email protected]. I left the army in 1975 from Tidworth Hospital. We wanted to see this place before the entire exploring community had been there so, even though we knew itd be busy, we headed out for a weekend explore! They were beautiful buildings underneath the pipes and building work and its a sad loss. Please do let me know! [2] It was named after Prince George, Duke of Cambridge and opened on 18 July 1879. So far so good. Lets talk about the Stimpson Hospital built in the late 1800s, now a beautiful bed and brea. Sorry I cant help you about the records it was over ten years later that I was nursing there in 1959. They are turning the hospital into flats. Yes, of course and I recognise your fathers name! Me too I love making YouTube videos about it I want to find this place! In its day it was a hub-bub of activity with wards full of patients, children, surgical, medical, skin, operating theatres full there were physiotherapists and radiographers, RAMC nurses, QAs, doctors and consultants all doing great things for people and all in uniform! PS. What to Watch is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Does anyone know what the securitys like and if it too late to go there? I remember my mum driving up to the hospital with me in the car, ankle sprained about 15 years ago, being met by two armed soldiers at the gates. Almost as though its an Army Camp first and a town second! We were thinking about returning later when there was no one around but there is a lot of security around and after going around the perimeter of the fence decided it was a bad idea. ', The comments below have not been moderated, By
A Pandemic cant stop Spooky Saturday, just make it a little late. CAMBRIDGE MILITARY HOSPITAL THE HISTORY: This site has sure stood the test of time. We both have the name but is the story true? Can anyone tell me if I can get in here without being arrested, whats the security like, is it still there? Would this have been unusual? It has been speculated that the Grey Lady could be attempting to perform her nursing duties in death,helping the dyingmove on to the next life, as sightingsalways seemed to coincide with a very ill or dying patient. Bearing in mind the building's age and the death seen duringits long time in service - medical staff therecared for casualties of the Boer War (1899-1902) all the way until thefirst Gulf War (1990-1991) - perhaps it's unsurprising that stories of hauntings began to emerge. Many . I now live in New Zealand! 24/7 SNL, Real Housewives and Kardashians channels coming soon to Amazon Freevee, Justified: City Primeval a 'mash-up' of Elmore Leonard's work, Coronation Street fans in AWE of 'electrifying' scene 'soap opera perfection', EastEnders to make rare move to BBC2 here's why. Captain Gillies (later Sir Harold Gillies), met Hippolyte Morestin, while on leave in Paris in 1915. Theyve gutted most of the building out and replaced the insides with scaffolding. Aldershot underground tunnels- I know of the entrance to one, have no idea where it goes but the direction its facing is toward the old army camp from 2nd world war (now a housing estate & junior school) bet that would be amazing. Bloody annoys me we cant go walking around seeing things that interest us. Hello I was wondering if this amazing and beautiful place is still standing as Im focusing on this decaying building project in college. It also has a very small B & B in one of the old Matron accommodation houses down on the left. Meeting Diana was very moving. My dad (Bob Blewett) commanded the hospital a few years earlier, during the time that Princess Anne visited. Hi Margaret Numerous sightings of grey lady ghosts have beenreported over the years throughout the country, commonlyin old, historic buildings such as manor houses or hospitals. If youve visted this site I do hope you wore a mask of some sort. If youre looking in Cambridge for this site then you need to look again at the location in the title! She has freelanced for a whole range of websites and publications including We Love TV, The Suns TV Mag, Woman, Womans Own, Fabulous, Good Living, Prima and Woman and Home. Heres how it works. Couldnt agree more! Haha! Its gated. Just let me in to take some pics. In May 2019 Weston Homes acquired the hospital buildings and devised the plans for the launch of Gun Hill Park. Hey, amazing pics just wondered if anyone has been recently and knows if its still accessible? Im also creeped out that I was actually born there, not that it looked like this at the time. Cambridge Military Hospital was first and foremost, a medical institution that catered to military servicemen from the Boer Wars in the 1900s and to the Somme up to World War II and even the First Gulf War in the 1990s. Be very careful in there, test floors before you walk on it! Thanks I will, I might go there maybe on **** as I can save up just incase. First he travels to Hampshire to take a look inside the Cambridge Military Hospital where medical history was made What's On TV: Tell us what you discover about the Cambridge Military Hospital , Michael Portillo: "The Cambridge Military Hospital is a magnificent building built in the 1880s and constructed alongside Florence Nightingales guidelines: a vast central corridor, big area wards with enormous windows to allow in daylight and fresh air and WCs attached to each ward. ", "Built in the 1930s in a great era of movie-going, this was once a spectacular building that could seat 3000 people and later on The Beetles performed there. Do you mind me asking your fathers name? She reluctantly agreed but her shock was tangible. Required fields are marked *. Prices start from 299,000 for a one bedroom apartment, 310,000 for a two bedroom and 475,000 for a three bedroom. Farage says family also targeted. After the Second World War, with the decline in importance of Britains military commitments, civilians were admitted to the hospital. Hi Adam I was sent there in 1942 from The Royal Free Hospital when I was 4 years old Do you know if any medical records from that time are available? I wonder if I knew your Dad. Captain Giles had been in France on leave in June 1915 when he met the surgeon Hippolyte Morestin and watched him perform facial reconstructions on patients with cancer. From a posting on this website I note that you are the owner of the South-East History Boards website. These tunnels sound very interesting, especially if theres an underground hospital! May 5, 2017 - Thumbnail links to every report on my blog - have a browse and pick whatever catches your eye! I was wondering if you came down here in the end and what other things you have photographed for this project?
Hi Billy, would you like to exchange knowledge, I live in Aldershot. and is it true or likely that she was the first baby born there? Me and a few friends are going trekking to where we think the doors are I will let you know if we find anything Check out historical Aldershot military town on Facebook you would be most welcome to share this on there, Me and a few friends are going trekking to where we think the doors are I will let you know if we find anything. Without wanting to sound like a complete tool, please dont be lazy and do your own research. I was curious about where I was born. I also explore the impressive Victorian sewers which were first constructed to combat the outbreak of cholera that Brighton found itself in the grip of. Thats such a great story, thank you for sharing it. Thank you! Buswell wrote 'The Grey Lady Ghost Of The Cambridge Military Hospital', a fictional "WW1 historical haunting time travel novel". The last comment that I can see was left Sept 17, asking if it was still abandoned, but I havent seen anything since! Dr.PAUL MORRIS,RAMC. https://www.weston-homes.com/gun-hill-park/. I walked around inside about 16 years ago, got a few little momentos, fascinating place. Like many other local civilians in the Aldershot area I was fortunate enough to have my son in 1972 at the Louise Margaret Maternity / Cambridge Hospital which had originally been only for wives of army personnel. Free Aberdeen Kindle Book, The Grey Lady Ghost of the Cambridge Military Hospital https://t.co/1SRa1WLRIG Enjoy World Book Day #LovetoReadpic.twitter.com/TKSmTL7tai, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, 40,000 to 60,000 Per Year + 40,000 - 60,000, 45,000 to 55,000 Per Year + 45,000 - 55,000, GDPR Consent: Do Not Sell My Personal Information or Change Consent, BFBS, Chalfont Grove, Narcot Lane, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8TN Each attempt comes up with 403 Forbidden Error, after which I can get no further. Want to hear about the Grey Lady from some of the patients and personnel who worked at the hospital? We explored as much as possible in the darkness as security was sniffing about for half, he then buggered off. My parents would have some fond memories of this place Im sure. Lots of memories of a brilliant hospital. Okay, thank you! Ex Q.A 1990. Stephanie Linning For Mailonline, Who needs Cribs? Take a look below at some of the tales recounted to www.qaranc.co.uk, which deals with matters of interest to theQueen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps(QARANC). Anyway thanks for allowing a trip down memory lane, as its 40 yrs this year since we joined up were having a reunion in Aldershot at the end of November. I need to do more research but I am pretty sure this is the hospital my father was treated in at the end of the war and he always spoke about seeing the ghost of a nurse walking the ward. Yeah, I dont think theres many historic photos in the public. My mother and father came from Aldershot The racking was from the medical records office and it was my role to keep the records office running whilst these was installed. Former politician turned TV presenter, Michael Portillo, visits an abandoned hospital where pioneering surgery made medical history Former politician turned TV presenter, Michael Portillo returns with a new five part series of Portillo's Hidden History of Britain on Channel 5, unlocking the intriguing history behind some of Britains long-abandoned locations, including a disused fire station in Manchester, a former cinema in Bradford and a Russian Submarine on the River Medway. "One of the senior nurses there, who knew the history of the building said that the original floor had been 12-18 inches lower, which would explain the missing feet.". I took the last course for plastic surgery to rookston house in Basingstoke at the Park Prewit hospital grounds from the Cambridge hospital. Very easy to find. I was so sad to see it on tele with Michael Portillo last year. I am looking for anyone who knew my great Uncle Paul, who was in the RAMC, and worked at ALDERSHOT, David. and Sergeants Mess on the top of Gun Hill. Thanks for the comment Sophie. They are currently making this site safe for the workers. Bob Weston, Chairman & Chief Executive of Weston Homes, says: 'In the leafy and green London commuter town of Aldershot, the new houses and apartments at Gun Hill Park combine Grade II listed heritage buildings with modern interiors, new build elements and an outstanding luxurious specification, setting a new standard of quality in the local housing market at competitive prices. We had such a high standard of care back then. She was christened Mary Victoria Griffiths and I believe that it was Princess Mary who was the visitor although I have no idea what her link was to the Royal Family. The story goes that theghost was a member of the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, whothrew herself off the upper floor walkway after giving a soldier a fatal, accidental drug overdose. [1], Secondly there was the Union Hospital at Wellington Lines. He thought very carefully about how you could repair human faces, not just by giving soldiers masks that would cover their injuries, but by actually using tissue to replace the tissue that was missing. Just hoping well be able to get down there at some point real soon! Often they dont believe me when I tell them these are my images and Ive actually visited these places. Looking to go here today, leaving around 2pm. Hello there fellow explorers. Holly. Youve really captured the mood of the place. Have you been able to gain access to the site? Robert was a racing driver and former spitfire pilot who became Roberta following pioneering surgery from Gillies. The reason this site was closed down was because the walls were found to be full of Asbestos! Hey is this place still abandoned? Bath Its a shame that such a beautiful building has been left to crumble away. Cambridge Military Hospital in Aldershot, Hampshire (images via: odin's raven) This military hospital features a reputedly mile-long corridor with its many rooms branching off to the sides, built this way in a bid to reduce cross-infection. In the small city of Aldershot, Hampshire sits a sprawling abandoned structure with a lone clock tower looking forlornly above the citys horizon. Good and bad news. Im thinking about going here for a school photography project and was wondering how enforced security was, and how Id be able to safely access the interior of the building without being arrested or something similar. I still recall it felt like sleep deprivation. I was the only kid on the ward and the personnel (both patients and staff) really looked after me. Its easily found when you have the correct town. This investigation took place at the Henderson Castle in Kalamazoo Michigan on 7-3-13. Hi, I am thinking about going here at some point this summer, where is the easiest route to get into the premises? In 1915 he persuaded the army authorities to allow him to set up a unit in the hospital and was grudgingly given a single ward. Hi ET, I served as a junior doctor doing my surgical house job around 1985, was your father still there? If you are both still looking for locations at all then feel free to drop me an email and I can let you know of a few I know of that are accessible. And I appreciate your comments! It is well worth a visit nowadays. People would drive up and park out the back of the security gate building and just walk up to the barrier saying they have an appointment at the x-ray dept. And I was wondering if you have been there yet? Oct 25, 2016 - Explore Richard-James' photos on Flickr. John Carter was my father. When we visited The Royal London Hospital last year, the operating theatres were still filled with lights as though the surgeons has simply left the day before. Learn how your comment data is processed. The Cambridge Military Hospital first opened its doors in 1879 to those wounded in WW2, and it was also the birthplace of plastic surgery in the British Empire. I was lucky to be on that team. Obviously it would be lovely if the Royal Military Hospital was still open for military use, but its design would not, in any way, be suitable for that. Complete with new covered balconies, grand communal foyers and restored Victorian staircases, the main entrance of the building is accessed through two grand porches, reached via the restored original stone steps. But I must have just missed him when I did my house job at the CMH because Col. Haywood was the general surgeon I was working for in the latter part of 1985. While researching family history, I lucked into this fascinating site. MP: "Gillies was a young military surgeon working there who became a global pioneer. March 04, 2023. I am also Margaret Louise named after my grandmother (named after the hospital). The last time I attended my husband came with me and we went in a different entrance and down a corridor where all rooms were empty but there were still pictures hanging on the wall of past doctors and military paintings. I felt a real wave of disappointment when the decision was made to close the hospital. I started nurse training in a civilian hospital and when I left to join the QAs I was told I would never get trained as an SRN but I proved them wrong and loved every minute of the 4 years that I served. Some of the upper floors are not safe to walk on but they have barriers in front of them warning you. Bad news, the lower corridor has sensors that triggers alarms, it will be a complete building site within a few weeks I would imagine. When you were at the Cambridge do you know where the mortuary was. I meet some of the former residents and although they recall some of their frightful experiences fighting fires. Within moments we were inside the mortuary. I live in Aldershot but have yet to explore the hospital and find a good entry point. Hi, does anyone know of an entrance to this place as I want to visit it before it gets turned into flats. I turned round and went back down the stairs walked along the main corridor to the next flight of stairs went up and told my friend what I had seen. Keep on with the good work Richard-James has uploaded 1225 photos to Flickr. ", WOTV: Gillies later used this technique to perform the very first gender reassignment in 1951 didnt he. I was born at this hospital in 1989. As is as so often the way, Gillies is an unsung hero, not someone who most of us know anything about but who made a huge difference in some very important fields.". I was injured whilst serving as a Pathfinder in the 2nd Bat Coldstream Guards back in 1989 and had both my legs operated on and had a long stay in this hospital. Yes you have to cut the fence or find a hole in it. Hi John, It looks like we don't have any news for this title yet. Lived here all my life, even remember the two boys killed in the heather hills tunnel, I went into the exact tunnel a few years before the boys died. In the First World War, the Cambridge Hospital was the first base hospital to receive casualties directly from the Western Front.The Cambridge Hospital was also the first place where plastic surgery was performed in the British Empire. A once great military hospital that was left to crumble for almost a decade has been given a new lease of life as a residential development of more than 100 luxury homes. She is reputed to have thrown herself out of a window on the corridor leading to Ward 13, at some point round about the turn of the century (possibly earlier). I was very touched by the amazing camaraderie that once existed there. In all cases the staff were brilliant. Hi Margaret Louise McHardy MP: "I actually like working more than anything! Currently there are plans to develop the hospitals site. Sad to see the place looking so dilapidated, when it was so spic and span during its military use. Nope. Are you aware of this, and is there anything that can be done to get back onto your most interesting site. RIP CMH you will always be remembered. Its not only a building site, now, but what remains is rickity and dangerous. The whole place was riddled with asbestos, and the service ducts housed a lot of feral cats which I guess were in the because it was warm. It was rather eerie taking a boat out round the decaying structure on a misty morning. Spent two fantastic years working there in the operating theatres in the 80s, a great posting. There is a ventilation shaft that sticks out the ground positioned at the top of the old army cemetery in the wooded area this is for the tunnels they are all filled with water and the entrances are locked and sealed. Seeing those photos, though of the mile long corridor (which its not), brought back so many memories. Is this still accessible? British Army veteran turned authorC.G. The once immaculately clean operating chambers are decaying water pools from the rain lay on the chipped cement floors and metal beams are eaten by rust making it hard to believe that these rooms were once life-saving sites. Must be something going on to be so secretive about things that are supposedly not in use these days. IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. Youve probably heard about the Grey Lady, a friendly ghost who appeared many times on the wards upstairs. We did a four month course under Sir Harold Gilles, he was 86 years old at the time this was in 1959. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge visits Keogh Barracks to present British Army Medics of 22 Field Hospital with the Government Ebola Medal for. Everybody I knew received similar treatment and were very grateful for it. My father was serving in the British army when I was born (1966). This means it is not MOD land anymore. Company Limited by Guarantee. Hello. Hi My grandfather was in the Royal Sussex Regiment stationed in Aldershot when my mother was born in August 1912 in the military hospital. It would be great to capture your story! There are sensors in the corridors either move quick or dont give a fuck security wont come in they just drive around for a while if that happens watch their movements. PLEASE NOTE: Your comment will be held in a queue until it's been approved.
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