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 …
Month: August 2018
Nursing Training
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 …
Appointment of the first Matron
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 …
Communion set in use for over 50 years
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 …
Sir George Paget and Sir George Humphry
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 …
Staffing the new hospital
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 …
