Salisbury Healthcare History
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Caring and sharing the archives and historical collections at Salisbury District Hospital salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk
An interesting but undated view of Salisbury Infirmary with cart on the street, likely 1870-1880 (?) as you can see the west wing on the right hand side. We are trying to piece together a date using different maps, plans and photos- see more salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/infirmary-th...
November 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
An interesting but undated view of Salisbury Infirmary with cart on the street, likely 1870-1880 (?) as you can see the west wing on the right hand side. We are trying to piece together a date using different maps, plans and photos- see more salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/infirmary-th...
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#LestWeForget
Reading in #Remembrance, make time for quiet reflection
Look at our online Service Scrap Books of nine nurses and one VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) from the First World War.
You can read their stories, in their own words, as they experienced it.
www.rcn.org.uk/servicescrap...
Reading in #Remembrance, make time for quiet reflection
Look at our online Service Scrap Books of nine nurses and one VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) from the First World War.
You can read their stories, in their own words, as they experienced it.
www.rcn.org.uk/servicescrap...
Service Scrapbooks: Nursing and Storytelling in the First World War | Royal College of Nursing
These are the stories of ten nursing staff who worked in the First World War. Each one of them left behind a scrapbook of their experiences.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#LestWeForget
Reading in #Remembrance, make time for quiet reflection
Look at our online Service Scrap Books of nine nurses and one VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) from the First World War.
You can read their stories, in their own words, as they experienced it.
www.rcn.org.uk/servicescrap...
Reading in #Remembrance, make time for quiet reflection
Look at our online Service Scrap Books of nine nurses and one VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) from the First World War.
You can read their stories, in their own words, as they experienced it.
www.rcn.org.uk/servicescrap...
Some images of Salisbury's Peace Parade 1919, held to celebrate the end of WWI. We'll be looking at celebrations, carnivals, parades, pantos and Christmas in our next history coffee club salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/event/histor...
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Some images of Salisbury's Peace Parade 1919, held to celebrate the end of WWI. We'll be looking at celebrations, carnivals, parades, pantos and Christmas in our next history coffee club salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/event/histor...
Pictured is the visit of Marina Dowager Duchess of Kent to Salisbury Infirmary in 1966 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the hospital service, see other celebrations in our archives salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/celeb...
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Pictured is the visit of Marina Dowager Duchess of Kent to Salisbury Infirmary in 1966 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the hospital service, see other celebrations in our archives salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/celeb...
1943 to 1993 to present day buildings at Salisbury District Hospital salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/odstock-hosp...
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
1943 to 1993 to present day buildings at Salisbury District Hospital salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/odstock-hosp...
Now 70 years ago... royal visit to Odstock Salisbury District Hospital salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/princess-ale...
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Now 70 years ago... royal visit to Odstock Salisbury District Hospital salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/princess-ale...
On this day 1953: Nurses of Wilton Ward, Salisbury District Hospital with a harvest display on an x-ray trolley. This was pushed around wards during an afternoon service when members of Church Street Methodist Church sang harvest hymns to the patients. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/nhs_y...
October 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
On this day 1953: Nurses of Wilton Ward, Salisbury District Hospital with a harvest display on an x-ray trolley. This was pushed around wards during an afternoon service when members of Church Street Methodist Church sang harvest hymns to the patients. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/nhs_y...
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⭐Join us on 8th Nov - With puppeteers & artists bringing bones to life & discovering that no skeleton is ever quite the same !!💀 🎭 Book now 👇 - part of our #Inyourbones project @artcareuk.bsky.social @salisbury-history.bsky.social #HOHD2025
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Southampton Arts and Humanities Festival 2025 - Whats-on
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October 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
⭐Join us on 8th Nov - With puppeteers & artists bringing bones to life & discovering that no skeleton is ever quite the same !!💀 🎭 Book now 👇 - part of our #Inyourbones project @artcareuk.bsky.social @salisbury-history.bsky.social #HOHD2025
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How to cure hiccups in 1686: 11 pages of treatments includes a hot treacle poultice or distraction with a whisper in your ear! We've been researching lotions & potions for our upcoming Well-City Salisbury course, looking in our book archives & pharmacy collection. www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How to cure hiccups in 1686: 11 pages of treatments includes a hot treacle poultice or distraction with a whisper in your ear! We've been researching lotions & potions for our upcoming Well-City Salisbury course, looking in our book archives & pharmacy collection. www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk
A less common view from outside Salisbury Infirmary, on this postcard, looking towards the clock tower, it is undated but likely late 19th C, Gale & Polden Wellington series card. more views at salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/infirmary-th...
October 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A less common view from outside Salisbury Infirmary, on this postcard, looking towards the clock tower, it is undated but likely late 19th C, Gale & Polden Wellington series card. more views at salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/infirmary-th...
On 17th Sept 1767, Salisbury held its first Infirmary Walk, a grand parade of staff, city leaders & musicians marching to the Cathedral to celebrate a new hospital. Bells rang across the city, read more about the annual event, pictured below 1920s salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/the-infirmar...
The Infirmary Walk Salisbury Healthcare History
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September 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
On 17th Sept 1767, Salisbury held its first Infirmary Walk, a grand parade of staff, city leaders & musicians marching to the Cathedral to celebrate a new hospital. Bells rang across the city, read more about the annual event, pictured below 1920s salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/the-infirmar...
Today in our history coffee club we have been looking at artworks and poems written by patients whilst in hospital. This one is of Queensbury Ward 1982 and the mount includes lots of great vignettes of daily life at the Infirmary, salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/patients-eye...
September 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today in our history coffee club we have been looking at artworks and poems written by patients whilst in hospital. This one is of Queensbury Ward 1982 and the mount includes lots of great vignettes of daily life at the Infirmary, salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/patients-eye...
We've been examining portraits in our collections, especially this one of Adeline Cable (1864–1944) pioneering nurse who served during the Boer War in South Africa. In 1907 she became Matron of Salisbury Infirmary, a position she held for 18 years, salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/adeline-cable/
September 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
We've been examining portraits in our collections, especially this one of Adeline Cable (1864–1944) pioneering nurse who served during the Boer War in South Africa. In 1907 she became Matron of Salisbury Infirmary, a position she held for 18 years, salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/adeline-cable/
Our next Well-City Salisbury course is open for booking: Remedies - Exploring Healing with ArtCare & artist Tamsin Loveday. Explore our archives and learn about how people in Salisbury were cared for in the past, 9 Oct - 9 Dec 2025. Read more www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk/course/remed...
August 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our next Well-City Salisbury course is open for booking: Remedies - Exploring Healing with ArtCare & artist Tamsin Loveday. Explore our archives and learn about how people in Salisbury were cared for in the past, 9 Oct - 9 Dec 2025. Read more www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk/course/remed...
Today for our history coffee club we looked at x-ray and radiology through the ages with some of our glass plates through to MRI , read more at salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/all-about-x-...
August 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Today for our history coffee club we looked at x-ray and radiology through the ages with some of our glass plates through to MRI , read more at salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/all-about-x-...
A print of Salisbury Infirmary from late 1700s, that illustrates our latest article about War, Welfare & Wallets: during the Napoleonic Era: looking at how wars are not just fought on the battlefields but also in the ledgers of Britain’s charities. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/war-welfare-...
War, Welfare & Wallets: during the Napoleonic Era Salisbury Healthcare History
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August 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A print of Salisbury Infirmary from late 1700s, that illustrates our latest article about War, Welfare & Wallets: during the Napoleonic Era: looking at how wars are not just fought on the battlefields but also in the ledgers of Britain’s charities. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/war-welfare-...
In the early days of Salisbury Infirmary, food wasn’t just nourishment, it was part of the treatment. At the Salisbury Infirmary, diet played a critical role in patient recovery, Read more about food at Salisbury Infirmary salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/feeding-body...
Feeding Body and Soul Salisbury Healthcare History
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August 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In the early days of Salisbury Infirmary, food wasn’t just nourishment, it was part of the treatment. At the Salisbury Infirmary, diet played a critical role in patient recovery, Read more about food at Salisbury Infirmary salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/feeding-body...
Read the research we have done regarding these 2 portraits in our collections by pastel artist Margaret King in 1782 salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/two-pastel-p... #NHShistory #CreativeHealth
July 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Read the research we have done regarding these 2 portraits in our collections by pastel artist Margaret King in 1782 salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/two-pastel-p... #NHShistory #CreativeHealth
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📣 Join Wessex Museums as a #Trustee!
Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board. This is an opportunity to contribute to the leadership and future direction of the charity.
Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board. This is an opportunity to contribute to the leadership and future direction of the charity.
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Wessex Museums is seeking a Trustee, with the potential to take on the role of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Lead on the Board.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📣 Join Wessex Museums as a #Trustee!
Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board. This is an opportunity to contribute to the leadership and future direction of the charity.
Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board. This is an opportunity to contribute to the leadership and future direction of the charity.
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We are currently taking bookings for our next Well-City Salisbury course 'Sketching in the Landscape' with artist Nick Andrew. Tuesdays evenings, 17 June - 19 August, from 6 - 8:30pm Find out more www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk/course/sketc... #wellbeing #salisbury #creativehealth
May 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
We are currently taking bookings for our next Well-City Salisbury course 'Sketching in the Landscape' with artist Nick Andrew. Tuesdays evenings, 17 June - 19 August, from 6 - 8:30pm Find out more www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk/course/sketc... #wellbeing #salisbury #creativehealth
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PhD opportunity 👇Precision Wearables for Female Forces: Advancing Performance to Address MSK health inequity @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social & Prof Kai Yang @winchesterschoolofart @unisouthampton.bsky.social Apply now ✍️ rolling deadline start Oct 25
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Precision Wearables for Female Forces: Advancing Performance to Address MSK Health inequity at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Precision Wearables for Female Forces: Advancing Performance to Address MSK Health inequity at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
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May 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
PhD opportunity 👇Precision Wearables for Female Forces: Advancing Performance to Address MSK health inequity @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social & Prof Kai Yang @winchesterschoolofart @unisouthampton.bsky.social Apply now ✍️ rolling deadline start Oct 25
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Happy #InternationalNursesDay ! here are some images from a nurse training leaflet in 1960s Salisbury , see the full version salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/nurse-traini...
May 12, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Happy #InternationalNursesDay ! here are some images from a nurse training leaflet in 1960s Salisbury , see the full version salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/nurse-traini...
Celebrating nurses day Salisbury District Hospital we have a history display on level 5 and collecting contemporary stories to add to the archives. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/nursi...
May 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Celebrating nurses day Salisbury District Hospital we have a history display on level 5 and collecting contemporary stories to add to the archives. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/nursi...
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It's #localhistorymonth which means a host of events, talks & exhibitions in #libraries across #Wiltshire, promoting local history. As we mark #VEDay80 many events have a wartime theme. Check out the Wiltshire Libraries website for more information. libraries.wiltshire.gov.uk/-/local-hist...
May 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It's #localhistorymonth which means a host of events, talks & exhibitions in #libraries across #Wiltshire, promoting local history. As we mark #VEDay80 many events have a wartime theme. Check out the Wiltshire Libraries website for more information. libraries.wiltshire.gov.uk/-/local-hist...
We commemorate the #veday80thanniversary with an exhibition on level 4 Salisbury District Hospital that celebrates some of the people who worked at the WW2 US Army Medical hospital on this site. Read their words that describe their time here. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/odstocks-beg...
May 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We commemorate the #veday80thanniversary with an exhibition on level 4 Salisbury District Hospital that celebrates some of the people who worked at the WW2 US Army Medical hospital on this site. Read their words that describe their time here. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/odstocks-beg...