Beryl (George Marshall Medical Museum)
An interview with Beryl, whose mother was put into Powick Mental Hospital, describing her mother's mental illness and the impact it had on her as a child
Heather and Graham (George Marshall Medical Museum)
A conversation about work, love and life at Powick Hospital, made by members of the Callow End History Society and No. 10 Sansome Place
So you want to work in heritage? George Marshall Medical Museum and The Infirmary
Nurturing Worcestershire's Treasures was a heritage training project funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund's Skills for the Future programme. Trainees spent 15 months following a structured training programme including work-based learning and studying for a Post Graduate Certificate.
Love Heritage? Love Worcester!
Worcester has a wealth of heritage covering 1000 years of stories. You can see some of the most popular features of these churches, museums and other venues in this short film made by Fruittree Films with funding from Museums Worcestershire and Arts Council England. Worcester Cathedral, The Commandery, George Marshall Medical Museum, Greyfriar's House & Garden, Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, The Infirmary, Museum of Royal Worcester, St Martin in the Cornmarket, St Swithun's Church, Tudor House Museum, Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum, Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry, Worcester Guildhall.
Ragbag (George Marshall Medical Museum)
A 'ragbag' of pictures and sounds using found footage, photographs, and extracts from the museum's oral history collection to create an evocative and thought-provoking film exploring issues around mental health. Made by adult learners in association with the George Marshall Medical Museum.
Broadmoor Alphabet (George Marshall Medical Museum)
This short film is based on a poem written by one of the patients in Powick Hospital in the 1960s, using photographs collected by the Callow End History Society.
Places to see in ( Worcester - UK )
Places to see in ( Worcester - UK )
Worcester is a city in Worcestershire, England, 31 miles southwest of Birmingham and 27 miles north of Gloucester. The River Severn flanks the western side of the city centre, which is overlooked by the 12th-century Worcester Cathedral.
The Battle of Worcester was the final battle of the English Civil War, where Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army defeated King Charles I's Cavaliers. Worcester is known as the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain, composer Edward Elgar, Lea & Perrins, makers of traditional Worcestershire sauce, and the University of Worcester.
Notable suburbs in Worcester include Barbourne, Blackpole, Cherry Orchard, Claines, Diglis, Northwick, Red Hill, Ronkswood, St Peter the Great (also simply known as St Peters), Tolladine, Warndon and Warndon Villages (which was once the largest housing development in the Country when the area was being constructed in the late 1980s/very early 1990s). Most of Worcester is on the eastern side of the River Severn; Henwick, Lower Wick, St. John's and Dines Green are on the western side.
The M5 Motorway runs north-south immediately to the east of the City and is accessed by Junction 6 (Worcester North) and Junction 7 (Worcester South). Worcester has two stations, Worcester Foregate Street and Worcester Shrub Hill. The main operator of bus services in and around the city is First Midland Red. A few other smaller operators provide services in Worcester, including; Astons, DRM and LMS Travel. Worcester's nearest major airport is Birmingham Airport which is accessible by road and rail. Gloucestershire Airport is approximately 25 miles away and provides General Aviation connections and scheduled services with Citywing to Jersey, the Isle of Man and Belfast.
Alot to see in ( Worcester - UK ) such as :
Hanbury Hall
Worcester Cathedral
Museum of Royal Worcester
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
Harvington Hall
Worcestershire Beacon
Brockhampton Estate
Malvern Museum
Snowshill Manor
Worcester Woods Country Park
Gheluvelt Park, Worcester
The Commandery
Cripplegate Park
Tudor House Museum
The Infirmary Museum
Edward Elgar Statue
Mercian Regiment Museum
George Marshall Medical Museum
Chapter Meadows
Shipley Amusement Centre
Battenhall Park
Laugherne Brook Local Nature Reserve
Gorse Hill and Elbury Mount Local Nature Reserve
National Trust - Greyfriars' House and Garden
Tolladine Wood
( Worcester - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Worcester . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Worcester - UK
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So you want to work in heritage? Experiences of a trainee at the Museum of Royal Worcester
Nurturing Worcestershire's Treasures was a heritage training project funded through the Heritage Lottery Fund's Skills for the Future programme. Trainees spent 15 months following a structured training programme including work-based learning and studying for a Post Graduate Certificate.
Powick's Asylum for Children
The Horror Begins October 2011
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Funny Sledging Powick Worcester January 2013
History of women in 100 objects: Powick Asylum records
Powick Asylum records reveal Ellen Bullock, a Worcestershire farmer’s wife, was admitted to the mental asylum in 1877, but her mental problems were a response to her tempestuous marriage and once her relationship with her husband came to an end so did her symptoms. In the nineteenth century, definitions of madness and treatment were strongly gendered, shaped by assumption of ‘normal’ female behaviour and the idea that women were psychologically the weaker sex.
To buy the book 'History of women in 100 objects' written by Professor Maggie Andrews
Powick Hospital Powick Near Worcester 1968 Part 2
James Pratt : In 1968 Powick Hospital featured in a controversial edition of World in Action, a leading British television documentary series, showing elderly patients of Ward F13 being left soaking in their own urine. The programme also featured other notorious examples of how the institution 'cared' for its patients in overcrowded conditions without dignity or privacy. This footage was subsequently re-used in a current affairs strand in 1993 - 1994. The footage of Ward F13's patients was superimposed on a picture of an asylum wall while a reporter disguised as a homeless schizophrenic looks back at how psychiatric patients were treated. The asylum wall at Powick itself was knocked down in the 1950s as part of Dr. Arthur Spencer's initiatives in updating and modernising the hospital. In the World in Action programme, Dr Spencer speaks of having to take the decision, as Medical Superintendent, to spend the limited funds available on acute rather than chronic care. The shocking revelations of the Ward F13 programme contributed to Powick being amongst the first wave of mental hospitals selected for closure in favour of community care developments. Acute admissions ceased in 1978 and the last patients were discharged in 1989.
Welcome to Worcester (2013) Danny Tawn's short film for FLMS1100
Short film made for my film course ) great fun making it!
Cast:
Hannah Blakeston
Danny Tawn
Amy Cumming
Anthony Clarke
Julian Barker
Aqib Mehrban
Thanks to every who helped :)
Be warned, i will do bloopers at a later date!!
Startin Skoda VIP Event 2015, Powick Wocrster
Startin Skoda VIP event March 2015
Carol Gets Out Of Hospital (1961)
Pat Kennedy and her son Gary are greeted outside the hospital by the nurse carrying the newest member of the Kennedy family, Carol Ann. Olive Kennedy (Lyman's Mother) is along for the journey as well. We trace the path from the Toronto hospital all the way to their home on Glencairn.
The sequel @ Callow End concert 2013 YouTube
Spanish Flu epidemic comes to the West Midlands (1918-1920)
Researchers from the University of Worcester and the George Marshall Medical Museum have uncovered fascinating insights into the dislocation of every aspect of life in the West Midlands caused by this often forgotten epidemic learn more at the Study Day.
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Powick island worcs bypass 16 12 2016
Good driver training guys. Bunch of Worcs W**kers!!
Chase Cam Test - Flying From Powick to Wocester (HD)