1,162 Comments for Cherry Knowle Hospital

This must have been a nice chapel to meditate in. Beautiful window!

I remember the hall as a child in the 60s. My dad was a nurse at cherry and there was a xmas party for the staff children - food, santa, film, presents that sort of thing!

They also used to have a firework party on Nov 5th

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 worked there for 15 years . It breaks my heart to see these pictures

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.

we used to swim in this pool every Saturday morning when I was a kid - my Dad worked at Cherry on the maintaince I can remember it being lovely and warm and it wasn't very deep I would have only been about 10 and could stand up in it. I also remeber going to summer fairs there too i particularly remmeber the coconut shy for some reason!
Cherry Knowles was a wonderfull building with fantastic architecture I love looking at these photos but it so sad to see how it's been left to decay.

my mam elsie watson worked there for about 25 years or more and she used to swim in the pool after a night shift and it was a lovley pool.... i used to go to the summer fairs with her on her ward and it was a fantastic bulding shame its been left to decay like this....

Hey Motts, if you ever get the chance to come to north east England again check out St Peters in Gainford. It used to be anorphanage, then an all boys school, then a nursing home. I remember going there when I was about six singing with the school choir. It's boarded up but i bet you'd still be able to get in.
There's some pictures of it on here: http://www.28dayslater...howthread.php?t=5651

Let's swim!

It almost looks like Winter instead of Summer and the trees and grass look covered with snow. Beautiful.

LOL Tony C. I thought the same thing!

YIKES!! @_@

Fresh coat of paint and a quick sweep of the floors and it'd be like new :)