Did you have a copy of the nursing times article by any chance? It'd be fascinating to see. I visited here a few years ago around the time that the east side was being demolished. The older villas (Woodside, Lakeview, Puffin and Chestnut) were gutted but still standing, as was the canteen, CSSD block, laundry and Ann Ambrose Clinic. I think the old hall and west side were still in use at the time. The newer villas (Taylor, Cavell, Morris and another i can't remember) you mention had just gone as had the water tower, stores, recreation hall and the ground was being levelled. Looking at the plans, they look to have been similar to the villas still standing at the south of the site?
Pete
I hope I still have the article somewhere, I found it in LPH archives when I was there. Have moved house several times recently so not sure where it is, if I find it I will scan it in.
Mclean would be the one you could not recall, there was Poplar house at the back of the site as well. One of the picture threads showed Beech House.
In the middle of the ste was a two storey ward for the people with challenging behaviour (same build as Lakeview) but cant recall its name...how annoying, especially as I worked on there!
On the main drag into the hospital was a day service called Sunshine, it was my job to close it and move it over to the Kevill Davis centre (which had been a school), so that building had been out of use since 1999.
The single storey villas were all similar to each other.
I think it was the ones near the nurses accomodation (which was later student accomodation) that were in the Nursing Times article.
CSSD was part of the day service and residents at the hospital worked there and the craft building which was close to the back gate. They made trays, rugs and various other things to sell to the public.
I went back twice, once when it was partly closed but Poplar House remained open and once since it became a housing estate, although the Broadland Clinic was still at the back of the site.
If I manage to find the article I will scan it in as it had b/w photos of the single storey villas, can't recall if they were named at that point or still called either 'M' wards or 'F' Wards.
Before my time but I think Morris had been the seclusion ward and later became training rooms for staff.
(still trying to recall name of ward in middle of site, if anyone recalls seeing it on a signpost, it would help..!)