Devonshire Road Hospital

wyrearchaeology · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:28 am

It's hard to believe that the hospital where I had my tonsils out as a kid has been pulled down. Great memories. Er...perhaps not. Even more annoying though, I didn't get any photographs of it before it went, so I've had to scour the net and 'borrow' a couple. Unfortunately I've forgotten the address of the website where I found these, but if the copyright owners are reading this then, well, you know where to contact me...and cheers in advance.

And here's one of the inside:

And one final one of some stairs:

There used to be a Saxon watch tower under this place at one time many centuries ago, you know...but that's probably a subject for somewhere else.

Blackpoolghosts · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:15 pm

Great images , I will be adding some to those later on this week that I took when it was being knocked down.

wyrearchaeology · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:04 pm

Cheers Joolz,

You didn't happen to spot a small teddy bear with one eye when you were taking those photographs, did you? I still haven't found Bertie since that tonsil experience.

Blackpoolghosts · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:55 pm

Yes he lives with my other toys .... :twisted:

Blackpoolghosts · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:32 pm

As promised...

wyrearchaeology · **Posted:** Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:26 pm

Joolz,

Blackpool meets Baghdad. It's a pity it wasn't those tower blocks at Queen's Park in the background that they pulled down really. Preferably with all the tennants still in 'em.

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