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A favourite, Whitchurch Hosp has military & mental health history - used during the First & Second World Wars.

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Large group black and white photo showing staff and soldiers on one of the wards during Christmas time
December 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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an example of what information can be found online relating to Whitchurch Hospital. This fabulous photo

www.peoplescollection.wales/items/5988
WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL, CARDIFF
Slide of RCAHMW colour oblique aerial photograph of Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff; Cardiff Lunatic Asylum, taken by T.G. Driver, 25/7/2001.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Day 3 #ExploreYourArchive

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Jackie Stone, only 2, has collected £8 10s for comforts for wounded soldiers. He accompanied the Lady Mayoress on her visit to the Welsh Metropolitan Hospital

Western Mail, 19/06/1915

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Newspaper clipping showing a young boy dressed in military uniform Close up of the newspaper story that was with the photo Young boy dressed in a military uniform with caption underneath
November 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM
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Missed a few days but ready to go again today with #EYApets

Matron King with her beautiful dogs at the Cardiff City Mental Hospital.

THE NURSING TIMES FEB. 24, 1934.

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Black and white grainy photo showing two dogs, one standing on the left and one lying on the right with Matron King sitting in between them. Trees in the background Full page of the THE NURSING TIMES FEB. 24, 1934 article
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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One that we’ve made quite recently is to rejoin the blue skies community. If you are here do have a look 👀

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📷 Whitchurch Hospital on a ☀️ day in July 2019
📷 #EYA themes to see what’s next

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Bluesky profile page Whitchurch Hospital and water tower with blue skies and the bowling green in the front of the photo The themes for Explore your archive over the next few days
November 21, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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we have a photo from 1910. This is the Cardiff City Mental Hospital Hockey 🏒 team but it has women and men within it… very inclusive when the hospital was segregated

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Black and white newspaper clipping showing three rows of the hospital hockey 🏒 team, dated 1910. The newspaper cuttings red book
December 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Galloping through #EYAFocusWeek with a reminder to get in touch if you’d like to join our wonderful group of volunteers. You’ll receive training, lots of support, and the chance to work on some incredible collections like this one! #EYAInclusion @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
Black and white photograph showing Cardiff University Students Union Officers of 1933. Six students [four men, two women] sit posed around a small table smartly dressed in university gowns.
December 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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“Wounded Heroes entertained”

Monmouth Guardian and Bargoed and Caerphilly Observer
1 December 1916
(Welsh Newspapers online)

📷 two postcards from the archive

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Newspaper article describing one occasion at the Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital when the wounded heroes were entertained Newspaper article describing one occasion at the Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital when the wounded heroes were entertained and who donated cigarettes A postcard with the hospital chapel in the background, trees and two men wearing First World War military uniforms A postcard of the hospital showing the imposing front entrance and water tower on the left
November 22, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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Day 8 @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

For #EYAAnniversaries we thought we would look back at the Whitchurch Hospital Centenary back in 2008.

Who remembers coming along to the open day back in April 2008?

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A round cake on a gold board with a patterned tablecloth. The cake has a sketch of Whitchurch Hospital in black and the word Centenary underneath in gold lettering A large poster advertising the open day in April 2008 A booklet from the Centenary event to coincide with a lecture by Dr Ian Beech, I can’t believe it’s not butter. Invite for the Open event back in April 2008
December 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM