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Month: August 2018

The Oldest Document

On August 30, 2018August 8, 2018 By addenbrookesarchive1 Comment

The oldest documents we have in the archives are two letters written by John Addenbrooke, but the oldest document we have relating to the hospital is a minute book of the Trustees of Addenbrooke's Hospital started in 1759.   It also contains the accounts relating to Dr Addenbrooke's estate, 1740-65. The Trustees of John Addenbrooke’s will …

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Nursing Training

On August 23, 2018August 8, 2018 By addenbrookesarchiveLeave a comment

Nursing training at Addenbrooke’s began with the appointment of Alice Fisher as Matron in 1877.  A few months later probationer nurses arrived at the hospital and the Board of the Hospital produced a list of regulations for them. They woke up at 6am, had breakfast and said prayers at 6.30 and had to be on …

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Appointment of the first Matron

On August 18, 2018September 25, 2018 By addenbrookesarchiveLeave a comment

General meeting 18 Aug 1766 The most important item at this meeting was that Mrs Ann Perry was elected Matron with an annual salary of £10.  Nothing in know of Mrs Perry, it is probable that she was a housekeeper or other senior servant in a large household; certainly housekeeping, catering and the management of …

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Communion set in use for over 50 years

On August 16, 2018November 29, 2018 By addenbrookesarchive1 Comment

In the 1965-66 annual report a mention was made of a presentation of a communion set for the chapel: ‘During the year, the chapel received for communion services a silver and gilt paten, a silver wafer box and a pair of glass cruets with silver cross stoppers.  They were presented to the hospital  by Mrs …

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Sir George Paget and Sir George Humphry

On August 9, 2018August 8, 2018 By addenbrookesarchiveLeave a comment

Many people remember the two busts that stood each side of the main entrance at the Old Site; they were moved to the Clinical School Library here on the Hills Road site, but are now on Level 3 of the main Hospital near the Theatres. The busts are of Sir George Paget and Sir George …

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Staffing the new hospital

On August 2, 2018October 10, 2017 By addenbrookesarchive1 Comment

Following on from the weekly meetings held in July on the 4 August 1766 a General Board meeting was held. This was a very busy meeting and amongst the items discussed were the appointment of the apothecary, Mr Lefebvre.  His salary was to be £25 a year with a gratuity of £5 if he behaved …

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