MEMORIES OF NEWHAVEN DOWNS HOSPITAL
Life after the workhouse
By Harry Gaston
Newhaven Downs Hospital began life as Newhaven Workhouse in 1835 and the story of the Downs is told in my book Out of the Shadows - A history of the Downs, 1836-1996, published in 1997 to mark its closure. These photos show life there in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.
Notice to Visitors, 1914
Harry Gaston
Official opening of the Nurses' Home, April 1938
Southern Editorial archive.
Nurses in 1945
Southern Editorial archive.
Men and women enjoy Christmas dinner in one of the House Blick day rooms, c. 1962
Harry Gaston
Some of the audience in a Boxing Night staff concert on one of the wards, c.1952
Harry Gaston
Serving Christmas dinner, c. 1952
Harry Gaston