1,162 Comments for Cherry Knowle Hospital

They all had handles on the outside.
For some reason they have been removed.
Side rooms didn`t have observation windows apart from the ones where disturbed patients were placed for their safety. Only found on East and West 2, the male and female disturbed wards.
These rooms had blinds between two panels of plastic, the light fittings were in a recess in the ceiling and were covered so that they could not be broken and the glass used for self harm.

I was a CNM from 1986 to 1991 and worked nights by myself doing ward rounds. I visited all of the Laurels wards and never saw any ghosts or felt that the place was at all spooky.

Yes Denise all drugs are controlled in hospitals but the way they are stored is dictated by law and is the same in all hospitals and pharmacies.

That pink is exactly the shade of the ice cream they used to send for desert.

I think it might be an upstairs ward.

I agree with Tenbobo, I don`t remember anyone swimming after the pool closed and certainly not on nights. The staffing levels were so poor who would have been on the wards and breaks were taken on the wards.
I don`t remember anyone drowning there either nor any rumours about attempted drowning, supervision was good whilst patients were swimming.

I don`t think you did Big T, it`s an examinaton bed.
Look again, no wheels and a pull out step to assist the patient to get on.

Creeping up the blind side, shinning up the wall
stealing through the dark of night
Climbing through a window, stepping to the floor
checking to the left and the right
Picking up the pieces, putting them away
something doesn't feel quite right

Help me someone, let me out of here
then out of the dark was suddenly heard
welcome to the Home by the Sea

Sit down Sit down
Sit down Sit down Sit down Sit down
as we relive our lives in what we tell you
let us relive our lives in what we tell you

Sit down Sit down Sit down
cos you won't get away
no with us you will stay
for the rest of your days - Sit down
As we relive our lives in what we tell you
Let us relive our lives in what we tell you

Sorry to disagree Ozzy, but "Mob Rules" and "Heaven and Hell are the BEST Sabbath albums, PERIOD! ( In my oh, so humble opinion!) RJD had a voice that could drive nails! RIP, Ronnie James

I still LOVE wainscoting!

Beautiful wainscoting! Could see something like that in my crib!

TENS unit
"Transcutaneous electronic nerve stimulator"

I'm with Jen. This reminds me a lot of the movie Ghost Ship. Old pools with nasty water...blech.

it is a muscle stimulator intended to build up strength in wasted muscles of invalid or non ambulatory patients

i think he's on "controlled" drugs...lol