6 Comments Posted by SP

I used to deliver supplies from the stores to the wards, and was always nervous on East 2, especially when patients started to run along the walls at you.
Although I never saw it, I was told there was a padded room where a patient would be locked in when the staff could not control them.
They were often doing things to themselves whilst sitting on their beds, if you know what I mean.

How strange, I worked there and prior to that my school had that saying on its badge that we had on our jackets.
I think it's on the Wearmouth bridge as well.

I cannot remember exactly, but I think it's more likely to be a type of vinyl.

I remember there was a charity day once and they had an auction in that room for the visitors.
What no one had figured on, was the patients shouting bids out.
As you can imagine it was difficult for the auctioneer.

I used to go in that pool on my lunch brake in the early eighties, and sometimes on a Saturday.
It was a great place to work, what a shame it is now a ruin.

Are you sure the bride and enterouge were even human??