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St Luke's Heritage Project

St Luke's Heritage Project A major new research project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, will use the St Luke’s Hospital

Following the path of the Guildford Poor Law Infirmary through its many transitions, this fascinating story will be told through the testimonies of the inspectors, guardians and inmates of the workhouse, right up to the recollections of people who worked, trained or were treated at St Luke’s until its closure in 1996.

A soldier in WW1 "hospital blues" looks as though he's making a good recovery.
08/11/2020

A soldier in WW1 "hospital blues" looks as though he's making a good recovery.

More than Oliver Twist. A new online Workhouse project which contains biographies of inmates at Guildford Union Workhous...
05/11/2020
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More than Oliver Twist. A new online Workhouse project which contains biographies of inmates at Guildford Union Workhouse in 1881. https://ehive.com/objects?communityId=1167&query=Guildford

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If only people in hospital could do this now.
02/05/2020

If only people in hospital could do this now.

A phone call to a friend from St Luke's. Those were the days!

A phone call to a friend from St Luke's. Those were the days!
02/05/2020

A phone call to a friend from St Luke's. Those were the days!

St Luke's Heritage Project
14/11/2019

St Luke's Heritage Project

Remember not to hide 5 pence in your boot.

Remember not to hide 5 pence in your boot.
14/11/2019

Remember not to hide 5 pence in your boot.

A party of orphan girls sent by Mr Middlemore's Home in Birmingham to Canada in 1879. In 1883 Mr Middlemore began to tak...
14/03/2019

A party of orphan girls sent by Mr Middlemore's Home in Birmingham to Canada in 1879. In 1883 Mr Middlemore began to take children from Guildford Union Workhouse to become British Home Children in Canada.

Caretaker of the children £20 per annum including beer money
12/03/2019

Caretaker of the children £20 per annum including beer money

A day trip for the Workhouse inmates in 1900.
03/02/2019

A day trip for the Workhouse inmates in 1900.

Would you apply for this position as a nurse in the Workhouse Infirmary?
07/11/2018

Would you apply for this position as a nurse in the Workhouse Infirmary?

Read about the people who lived and worked in Guildford Union Workhouse during the 19th century. http://www.guildford-dr...
11/10/2018
A Look Back At The Guildford Union Workhouse – Masters, Paupers and Soldiers

Read about the people who lived and worked in Guildford Union Workhouse during the 19th century. http://www.guildford-dragon.com/2018/10/11/a-look-back-at-the-guildford-union-workhouse-masters-paupers-and-soldiers/?utm_source=followistic&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=followistic

By David Rose The Guildford Union Workhouse was like all others – grim, disciplined, monotonous and impersonal. The Guildford Poor Law Union was formed in 1836 under Government legislation (The New…

At the Spike, Charlotteville next week
05/02/2018

At the Spike, Charlotteville next week

Vagrants entering the casual ward from an old sketch.
04/01/2018

Vagrants entering the casual ward from an old sketch.

Percy Dewberry and Harry Longhurst were sent by the Guildford Board of Guardians to the sail training ship Exmouth in 19...
26/10/2017

Percy Dewberry and Harry Longhurst were sent by the Guildford Board of Guardians to the sail training ship Exmouth in 1913 when they were 13. Percy committed su***de in 1921 when he was unemployed. Harry died on board ship during the second world war.

The window from St Luke's Hospital Chapel now displayed inside the Royal Surrey Hospital in memory of Frank Cogdell secr...
18/08/2017

The window from St Luke's Hospital Chapel now displayed inside the Royal Surrey Hospital in memory of Frank Cogdell secretary of St Luke's for 30 years.

Surrey Heritage
03/04/2017

Surrey Heritage

April's Marvel of the Month is now online. Discover how a reformatory farm school in Surrey sought to improve the lives of young criminals http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/marvels

In today's Guildford Dragon, fascinating photos of Australian soldiers At Guildford War Hospital in 1918. http://www.gu...
14/12/2016
Fascinating Pictures And Details Of An Aussie Soldier Convalescing In Guildford During The First World War

In today's Guildford Dragon, fascinating photos of Australian soldiers At Guildford War Hospital in 1918. http://www.guildford-dragon.com/2016/12/14/fascinating-pictures-details-aussie-soldier-convalescing-guildford-first-world-war/

By David Rose During the First World War, Guildford’s workhouse in Warren Road was taken over as a military war hospital. The historians at today’s Spike heritage centre on the site of …

Happy Christmas from the Workhouse
06/12/2016

Happy Christmas from the Workhouse

Charing Cross Hospital 1914 Quiet for the wounded.
17/11/2016

Charing Cross Hospital 1914 Quiet for the wounded.

St Luke's Heritage Project
11/11/2016

St Luke's Heritage Project

Remembering the soldiers who died at Guildford War Hospital in Warren Road (later St Luke's)

Remembering the soldiers who died at Guildford War Hospital in Warren Road (later St Luke's)
11/11/2016

Remembering the soldiers who died at Guildford War Hospital in Warren Road (later St Luke's)

A trunk full of medical treasures from the past has been delivered to the Spike.
11/10/2016

A trunk full of medical treasures from the past has been delivered to the Spike.

In today's newspaper
08/10/2016

In today's newspaper

06/09/2016

The Spike Heritage Centre in Guildford has been awarded a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

Do you remember the McMillan Day Hospital at St Luke's Hospital? We've found the sign!
16/08/2016

Do you remember the McMillan Day Hospital at St Luke's Hospital? We've found the sign!

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Seeing as I was born in this hospital back in the 70s, its actually nice to see a little history.
Yeah I popped into the world from there.... 19 years later I was working at the M.A.F.F (merrow) which was also an ex military hospital anyone remember the steep corridoors & the radiation block?
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