Sue S Posted 21 January , 2022 Share Posted 21 January , 2022 (edited) This is a long shot I know but does anyone have any idea where this hospital is? The writer of the postcard states that his new leg had arrived but he had not seen it yet. Edited 21 January , 2022 by Sue S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 21 January , 2022 Share Posted 21 January , 2022 Who is the man in question? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue S Posted 21 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2022 Edgar Pick. Staffs Yeomanry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 21 January , 2022 Share Posted 21 January , 2022 Is the numberplate on the car decipherable? I don't know if that would enable us to home in on a region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 21 January , 2022 Share Posted 21 January , 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, seaJane said: Is the numberplate on the car decipherable? I don't know if that would enable us to home in on a region. Is it U? (Leeds). If not, : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom Edited 21 January , 2022 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue S Posted 22 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 22 January , 2022 Morning and thank you for your replies. I had not even thought about the car but on closer inspection it does look like the letter U. Certainly an avenue worth pursuing. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 22 January , 2022 Admin Share Posted 22 January , 2022 Maybe St James Hospital in Leeds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 22 January , 2022 Admin Share Posted 22 January , 2022 We can potentially rule out Becketts Park Military Hospital Leeds (a precursor to St James) due to the absence of other nearby structures Leeds General Infirmary on Great George Street may be an option (looking for contemporary photos) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 22 January , 2022 Admin Share Posted 22 January , 2022 LGI: Not contemporary but modern but the architecture of the buildings looks similar to me Cropped image courtesy Alamy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue S Posted 22 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 22 January , 2022 Thanks for the suggestions and for posting the photographs. I will explore both options. Regards Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 26 January , 2022 Admin Share Posted 26 January , 2022 Chapel Allerton hospital was used as a limbless rehabilitation hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue S Posted 26 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 26 January , 2022 Thanks Michelle. Will see what I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue S Posted 27 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 27 January , 2022 Have checked Chapel Allerton. It appears to have opened in 1927. The chap I am researching was running a large farm in 1921. Back to the drawing board but thanks for the suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 27 January , 2022 Share Posted 27 January , 2022 53 minutes ago, Sue S said: Have checked Chapel Allerton. It appears to have opened in 1927. The chap I am researching was running a large farm in 1921. Back to the drawing board but thanks for the suggestion. Is there any suggestion of a date on the card ? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 28 January , 2022 Admin Share Posted 28 January , 2022 The 2nd Northen General hospital had a limbless centre and was based as far as I can tell at Becketts Park. On the first link there’s a lot of buildings off to the side. https://www.headingleyleeds.com/historic-headingley-campus https://archives.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/index.php/2nd-northern-general-hospital-leeds-postcard-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 28 January , 2022 Share Posted 28 January , 2022 @Sue S Any chance you could get a better high resolution scan of that numberplate? Also tge cap badges might be clearer and provide clues. I personally can't see anything other than U (other than IJ - which, starting with 'I' would have been an Irish registration. However, IJ doesn't seem to have existed). If it is U, that means it was registered in Leeds, but of course, people bought cars to travel, although in this period, not huge distances. A numberplate then was much more likely to stay local than nowadays. Maybe widen the search area to a 50 mile radius? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 28 January , 2022 Share Posted 28 January , 2022 Although the car looks to have a military driver which makes it less likely to be locally registered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 28 January , 2022 Share Posted 28 January , 2022 1 hour ago, PhilB said: Although the car looks to have a military driver which makes it less likely to be locally registered? Yes, you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pegum Posted 29 January , 2022 Share Posted 29 January , 2022 On 28/01/2022 at 11:16, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: @Sue S I personally can't see anything other than U (other than IJ - which, starting with 'I' would have been an Irish registration. However, IJ doesn't seem to have existed). It looks like "IJ" to me, which did exist; it was (and is) for Co. Down. However, does the spacing of the numbers (xx xx) suggest a military number-plate? If so, it may not refer to a county. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 29 January , 2022 Share Posted 29 January , 2022 1 hour ago, Michael Pegum said: It looks like "IJ" to me, which did exist; it was (and is) for Co. Down. However, does the spacing of the numbers (xx xx) suggest a military number-plate? If so, it may not refer to a county. Thanks Michael, So it does. Typical, IJ doesn't appear in the Wiki link I posted above for UK registrations. Why didn't I spot it in the Irish numbers list??? Belfast? Re:-spacing. Hard to tell from this scan, a better one is required really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 29 January , 2022 Admin Share Posted 29 January , 2022 Old Royal Victoria Hospital ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 29 January , 2022 Share Posted 29 January , 2022 4 hours ago, Michelle Young said: Old Royal Victoria Hospital ? Hi Michelle, do you mean the one at Netley? If so, I don't think so: not with that line of terraced houses/chimneys on the left. sJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 30 January , 2022 Share Posted 30 January , 2022 2 hours ago, seaJane said: ...not with that line of terraced houses/chimneys on the left. To my eye not terraced houses but barracks or large wards? Possibly one of the older, long established military hospitals rather than a general hospital; some of the architectural features of the background buildings are similar to those of some parts of the extensive Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot which had multiple wings, but I'm hesitant to suggest that this might be the location. NigelS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 30 January , 2022 Admin Share Posted 30 January , 2022 9 hours ago, seaJane said: Hi Michelle, do you mean the one at Netley? If so, I don't think so: not with that line of terraced houses/chimneys on the left. sJ No I meant the one In Belfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyH Posted 30 January , 2022 Share Posted 30 January , 2022 Unable to contribute anything, beyond that the the car is a 2 seater Model T Ford and is pre 1916. Also the young lady centre front has also suffered limb loss. Possibly a munitions worker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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