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Hill End

Hil End Hospital was a teaching hospital and was revered as a centre of excellence for treating conditions of the brain.

  • A 'Blue Belt' at St Albans
    A 'Blue Belt' at St Albans
    A St Barts nurse describes the war effort at Hill End Hospital
  • A Postman's Life at Hill End Hospital
    A Postman's Life at Hill End Hospital
    Some recollections of Bernard Penny - Postman/Pharmacy technician at Hill End Hospital
  • Barts nurses at Hill End
    Barts nurses at Hill End
    A photo gallery
  • Cake Book
    Cake Book
    Treats for the patients at Hill End
  • Childhood memories of Dunkirk Days
    Childhood memories of Dunkirk Days
    Phyllis Halpern recalls living at Hill End Hospital during the Dunkirk evacuation
  • Christmas Eve Entertainment 1900
    Christmas Eve Entertainment 1900
    Fun during the festive period!
  • Cockroaches and rancid butter
    Cockroaches and rancid butter
    Hilary Anderson and Jean James remember the food at Hill End during rationing
  • Experiences of Hill End Hospital
    Experiences of Hill End Hospital
    Chair of the West Herts Health Authority
  • Hill End staff 1980s and 1990s
    Hill End staff 1980s and 1990s
    Do you recognise anybody here?
  • Hill End Stories
    Hill End Stories
    Sheltered Housing in Harpenden
  • Managing Mania
    Managing Mania
    Management and Treatment of Female Patients Diagnosed with Mania in Hertfordshire County Asylum at Hill End, 1899-1914
  • Memories of Hill End
    Memories of Hill End
    "It seems to me that a prolonged stay in a NHS psychiatric unit is equivalent to an Oxbridge education!." Memories from a former Hill End hospital patient.
  • Memories of Hill End
    Memories of Hill End
    From a child's perspective in the 1950s
  • Memories of Hill End
    Memories of Hill End
    A Student Nurse remembers their time at Hill End Hospital.
  • Memories of Hill End Psychiatric Hospital
    Memories of Hill End Psychiatric Hospital
    During 1992, I had the experience of being an in-patient in Hill End. Although from Hemel Hempstead, Hill End had ...
  • Memories of wartime at Hill End hospital
    Memories of wartime at Hill End hospital
    My mother, Mrs Dorothy Burton, of Beechwood Avenue, St Albans was a member of the Townswomen’s Guild and it is ...
  • Miss Dorothy Day's Concert Party 1926
    Miss Dorothy Day's Concert Party 1926
    Programme of entertainment
  • My Grandfather at Hill End
    My Grandfather at Hill End
    Christmas parties and pantomimes
  • My mother was there
    My mother was there
    Burns Unit plus Dad
  • Nurses at Hill End Hospital over the years
    Nurses at Hill End Hospital over the years
    Pictures from St Albans Museums Collections
  • Photos of Hill End
    Photos of Hill End
    1959 - 1960
  • Plastic Surgery at Hill End
    Plastic Surgery at Hill End
    A pioneering hospital
  • Postcards of Hill End
    Postcards of Hill End
    Wish you were here?   It seems very strange to me that anyone would print and sell postcards of an asylum however ...
  • Recollections of Hill End Videos
    Recollections of Hill End Videos
    Recollections of the hospital by a former patient
  • Remembering Hill End Hospital
    Remembering Hill End Hospital
    Some Memories from a Hospital Family
  • Remembering Visits to Hill End Hospital
    Remembering Visits to Hill End Hospital
    Childhood memories of visiting family at Hill End Hospital.
  • Social Life at Hill End in War time
    Social Life at Hill End in War time
    Hilary Anderson and Jean James remember
  • Staff Dance
    Staff Dance
    Hill End Asylum 26th December 1900
  • Tales of Hill End Hospital
    Tales of Hill End Hospital
    A work in progress. Thanks to Highfield Park Trust
  • The History of Hill End Hospital
    The History of Hill End Hospital
    174 acres 3 roods 4 perches of land
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