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Ann Fowler Home c1968 Interior of Home, 1910 The announcement today that Southern Cross, the largest provider of care homes for the elderly in the UK, is cutting 3000 jobs and possibly closing over 100 homes, highlights a problem that has persisted for generations. I studied social administration at university and was taught the maxim [...]
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Certainly a miserable existence,living somewhere like that,even if life, might have been worse,before!
Yes, it looks a depressing place.
Hope you don't mind me posting the pic's on your thread,Colin? But looking at that picture,reminded me of the former Kirkdale homes,in Rumney rd,in the 60's,I think,which was just as depressing,and this was after a refurb'!!!:shock:
Pic's courtesy of L.R.O.
To live there was a far better existance than sleeping rough in doorways or allyways,winter was harsh so the conditions of Anne Fowlers was not all that bad to those who resided in there.Quote:
Certainly a miserable existence,living somewhere like that,even if life, might have been worse,before!
Isn't that what I said?Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgePorgie
No.Quote:
Isn't that what I said?
You said....
Meaning it was miserable living there. :)Quote:
Certainly a miserable existence,living somewhere like that
"even if life,might have been worse,before" meaning it was better,relatively!(tut,tut,semantics !?!):smirk:Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgePorgie
A little bit about it on here: http://inacityliving.piczo.com/?g=51055098&cr=7
You're a bloody nuisance Ged,follow the link,and your there for ages!:slywink: Some great stuff there!:nod:
Ha, cheers Steve.
We lived not far from the Ann Fowlers home, the women were put out in the morning and let back in doors for meals, there was a curfew and you could see them lining up in the evening waiting to go back in.
My Mam would say that us kids would end up putting her in the Ann Fowlers, because we were so naughty.
As Alexander Pope contended:Quote:
Originally Posted by wsteve55
.....bad criticism does greater harm than bad writing...