Hi Cassy The hospital was originally built as the Edge View Hotel in the very early 1900s. It was later turned into the Sanatorium (we used to know it as Prestwood Chest Hospital) It closed down in the early 1970s before being reopened as a private Nursing Home. Have a look at http://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?resource=14114 Regards Ian Ian Beach Bunbury, Western Australia [email protected] Website "The Ancient Manor of Sedgley" in Staffordshire at http://www.sedgleymanor.com Listowner ENG-STS-SEDGLEY at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-STS-SEDGLEY.html Family Tree Blog at http://www.familytreeblog.com Researching: Sedgley, Staffordshire : ADDIS(S), BEACH, CASWELL, GUTT(E)RIDGE, HOPKINS, FLAVELL, MILLARD & TURLEY Darlaston, Staffordshire : FOSTER, ORME & YATES Shropshire : ADDIS(S), BEACH/BACHE, CASWELL cassy wrote: > Hi All > I am trying to trace my granddads death cert > John Franklin born 1900 > I know he died between 1966-67 at Preswood > Hospital near Stourbridge , I have looked at the > West Midland Site and he is not on there and Liz > has tried to look but we just cant seen to find him > Does anyone know if Preswood comes under Stourbridge > and Dudley area now > Cheers > Cassy > Assistant Admin Black Country > Potteries, and Wolverhampton Lists > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.45/2285 - Release Date: 08/06/09 05:57:00 >