On the subject of Cherry Knowles its good to see that there is going to be an improvement made in the hospitals there- checked a link given by Stan for Rhode I went there not that long ago to see my Mums Doctor and thought it such a shame that a lovely old building and all of that land was going to waste I am also a member of a Yahoo group and one of the groups owners was going to try to do a paranormal investigation there -wonder what or who would pop up there ? Cheers Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Skye" <[email protected]> To: "Marie Kerr" <[email protected]>; "ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 10:43 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Sunderland Borough Asylum (Ryhope) &TheLonnen > Hi > > I trained as a nurse at Cherry Knowle between 1978 and 1981 and there were > still patients there diagnosed with GPI. > > At that time the daily routine in the hospital for the short term patients > in the Willows was to go to the OT unit where they could try various craft > activities or just socialise. They returned to the ward for lunch and went > back to the OT unit for the afternoon. On an evening there were films > shown > in the hall or other recreational activities such as Bingo. > > The hospital had a swimming pool as well, and patients could go there > during > the day. There was a small cafe on the corner where they could go for a > coffee. We used to take some of the long term patients for walks down to > the > beach at Ryhope. Some of the long term patients were also allowed to make > their own way down to the local shops. > > Many of the staff, I worked with said that when they retired they were > going > to book themselves into the hospital, so they could enjoy three meals a > day > and all the social activities! It was a nice place to be. > > Susan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marie Kerr" <[email protected]> > To: "ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-L" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 1:19 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Sunderland Borough Asylum (Ryhope) & > TheLonnen > > >> Sans St or Villiers St - both of which were side streets off High St >> East - >> were situated in the East End not Hendon. >> As Stan has already pointed out General Paralysis of the Insane or >> Dementia >> Paralytica was one of the results of syphilis in its tertiary stage >> affecting the higher centres of the brain & the pyramidal motor >> tracts.Signs >> & symptoms include : >> progressive dementia - sometimes with delusions of grandeur >> progressive paralysis of both legs >> fits are common >> very marked fine tremor of lips & tongue >> Argyll Robertson pupils (present in all neuro-syphilitic diseases) with >> unequal, very small & irregularly outlined pupils which fail to contract >> to >> light. >> Patients with GPI often also have another form of neuro-syphilis: Tabes >> Dorsalis characterised by deformed but painless swollen joints and a >> distinctive ataxic gait where the patient walks with feet wide apart with >> marked stamping of the feet. >> If your ancestor had ataxia it might have well have resulted in a fall >> which led to his diagnosis as these patients do tend to fall about >> especially when the eyes are closed or they are in a dark environment. >> There were still patients with this dreadful disease in the 60s when I >> nursed at Cherry Knowle - the Mental Hospital in Ryhope - and at least >> one >> lady in >> her late fifties was newly diagnosed at this time. >> Hope this "fleshes out" the diagnosis for you, Rob. >> Regards >> Marie >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "ROB SHEPHERD" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 9:34 PM >> Subject: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Sunderland Borough Asylum (Ryhope) & The >> Lonnen >> >> >>> My great-grandfather George McIntyre died at the Sunderland Borough >>> Asylum >>> in Ryhope in 1912; his death certificate recorded "general paralysis >>> over >>> one year" and family legend would have it that he fell down a lift shaft >>> whilst working for the Sunderland Gas Company at Ayre's Quay. I thought >> the >>> asylum was only for mentally ill patients. Did they take other patients >> such >>> as those paralysed, or should I be led to believe that his injuries >> affected >>> him mentally and this was the reason he was there? >>> >>> Also, does anyone know where "The Lonnen" was in Hendon. My grandmother >>> recalls that she and her sister used to walk from Grangetown through >>> "the >>> Lonnen" to Hendon (the Sans Street and Villiers Street area) and recalls >> it >>> was a rough dirt track but can't remember exactly where it was? Any >>> ideas >>> anyone? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Rob > > > ------------------------------- > 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 Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.16/1004 - Release Date: > 12/09/2007 17:22 > >