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Postcard of Whitworth Hospital, Darley Dale, Derbyshire

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The Artistic Publishing Co.

c. 1905

Overview

Real photo postcard (R.P.P.C.) showing the exterior of the Whitworth Hospital in Darley Dale, Derbyshire. Two nurses in uniform and two young girls are standing in front of the building.
The card is in greyscale with the words 'Whitworth Hospital' and 'Darley Dale' printed in red ink on the lower left and right sides respectively.

Historical information

This postcard dates from 1905 when Whitworth Hospital operated as a civilian hospital.
During World War One, it became one of many military convalescent hospitals in Derbyshire.
The Red Cross records for Whitworth Red Cross VAD Hospital show that in 1916 there were 55 beds, and by 1918 this had risen to 88 beds.
Patients treated in 1916 totalled 429 which rose to 628 patients in 1918. Around 2,000 soldiers were treated there during the war period.

Catherine M. Topham was one of the Red Cross staff working at this hospital between 1917-1919.

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cwa-org-119-RoW00180

Item type

Themes

Medicine & Health
Social History

Material

Photographic Materials

Width

138 mm

Height or length

89 mm

Inscriptions and markings

"Whitworth Hospital"
"Darley Dale"

Keywords

British Red Cross Society

Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD)

Convalescent Hospital

History - Social

Place made

London
United Kingdom

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

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Sibling records

British Red Cross Society medallion presented to Catherine M. Topham, 1913

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