Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society Exhibitions

Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society Exhibitions Whitchurch Hospital Historical Society hold various exhibitions in different locations all around Cardiff.

Have a look at the photo albums to see plast examples.

Day 28 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland Over the years we have taken part in many community event...
28/04/2026

Day 28 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland




Over the years we have taken part in many community events and exhibitions.

started us off back in 2016, hard to believe that is 10years ago now!! Since then, museums, libraries, hospitals & archives have supported us to share the history of Whitchurch Hospital 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 some are listed below
Museum of Cardiff
Glamorgan Archives / Archifau Morgannwg
Cardiff University
Llyfrgell Cangen a Threftadaeth Cathays / Cathays Branch & Heritage Library
Hyb yr Eglwys Newydd Whitchurch Hub
Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd - National Museum Cardiff
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
National Centre for Mental Health
Chapter

Day 27 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland Strictly speaking way before 1908!!Recent work on the h...
27/04/2026

Day 27 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland



Strictly speaking way before 1908!!
Recent work on the history started nearly 20years ago with preparations for the Centenary of Whitchurch Hospital
What a journey it’s been so far




📷 setting up in 2008

Day 26 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland An example of the sheer amount of produce the Cardiff Cit...
26/04/2026

Day 26 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland




An example of the sheer amount of produce the Cardiff City Mental Hospital produced back in 1913!

Day 25 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland Our volunteers are always on the look out for information...
25/04/2026

Day 25 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland




Our volunteers are always on the look out for information but some of the projects include:

T D Morgan
TD was the first Clerk and Steward for The Cardiff City Mental Hospital

Matron Florence Raynes
Miss Raynes was the first Matron and worked at the Cardiff City Mental Hospital & the Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital. We have researched Matron Raynes over the years but a new newspaper photo was found recently by our friends over at Whitchurch Heath CC which caused great excitement.

Edith C King
Miss King was one of the many Matrons, she worked at the Cardiff City Mental Hospital from 1927 until 1946. Matron King is one of our current research projects.

Cricket History at the Hospital is another current project due to Whitchurch Heath Cricket Club celebrating their centenary in 2027.

Day 24 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland Gate Porter's Rules:13 "He shall not admit to the Menta...
24/04/2026

Day 24 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland



Gate Porter's Rules:
13 "He shall not admit to the Mental Hospital any strangers, unless on business, in which case he shall at once telephone to the Hall Porter, and state the nature of the business"

📷 Entrance gates, lodge on Right, postcard from the First World War

23/04/2026

Pop-up Haywards Heath Museum this weekend. The Friends of St Francis have a display there so make sure to put in an appearance.

Joe Hughes
Site Admin

Day 23 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland One strand of current research is focusing on Matron Edit...
23/04/2026

Day 23 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland




One strand of current research is focusing on Matron Edith C King. Matron King arrived at The Cardiff City Mental Hospital in April 1927. Matron King retired in July 1946, so worked with Dr Edwin Goodall, Dr Peter Knight McCowan and Dr Thomas Hennelly. She would have been a great person to interview about nearly 20years at the Hospital.

Day 22 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland Whitchurch Hospital has visual reminders of its history a...
22/04/2026

Day 22 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland




Whitchurch Hospital has visual reminders of its history all around Cardiff. I wonder if this was part of the plan when it was built 🤔

Where have you seen the tower from?
Photos would be great 😊

Photos taken 17th April 2026

Day 21 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland We keep going of course in our quest for a permanent plac...
21/04/2026

Day 21 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland




We keep going of course in our quest for a permanent place to share the fascinating history of Whitchurch Hospital 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Plenty of tea 🫖 and cake 🧁 naturally 😃



Many thanks to Angela for the photo

Day 19 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland Technology is great when it works, but sharing this “time...
18/04/2026

Day 19 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland




Technology is great when it works, but sharing this “timeline” to illustrate what can be produced. All the photos are unrelated to Whitchurch Hospital and there are numerous errors in the accompanying text.

Day 18 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland One of the projects we are working on at present is the ...
18/04/2026

Day 18 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland




One of the projects we are working on at present is the 🏏 history on the Whitcurch Hospital site.
We need your help with this project, did you or a relative play for the hospital team or Whitchurch Heath CC in the early days?

Photo of the cricket team in 1953/1954, do you recognise anyone? Apologies it’s not a great quality photo and we do not have the original. The photo appears towards the end of Hilary Thomas’s book published for the 75th anniversary of Whitchurch Hospital in 1983.

Thank you ☺️

Day 17 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland A different interpretation today, sharing cupboards and s...
17/04/2026

Day 17 Archives & Records Association Scotland - ARA Scotland




A different interpretation today, sharing cupboards and storage solutions from various places within the Whitchurch Hospital site.

Can you guess where on site these photos were taken back in 2008?

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