Little Plumstead was home to Norfolk’s main “mental deficiency colony”. In recent years, it has closed down. Sadly a lot of the buildings have been demolished to make way for housing. Part of the site remains in use as a hospital. This section is due to close soon, with around 100 patients moving to community-based services. I think a re-visit will ensue before more houses are built.
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Not much remains at Little Plumstead – of the “live” part, only a few buildings are empty. A country mansion-style building for administration purposes, and a couple of villas.
Internal
Only one building was open. Based on a document found in here (an incontinence products chart), I presume this was a villa for males.
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I have spent many many years working as part of the team at Little Plumstead Hospital from 1976 onwards. it was an amazing place with just as amazing staff who cared very much for those they looked after. I feel angry when I read some of the coments made regarding those who live there. It is so sad that people have so little regard for those who suffer problems. I feel it is just pure ignorance on their part.
If you ask anyone who worked here and dedicated the best years of their lives and still do today how they felt.
Please will you all think very carefuly about the remarks you make as everyone should be treated with respect regardless of their problems.
I now work with some tenants that used to attend the hospital i have only ever hear bad things about staff. e.g abuse to the tenants and so on can anyone elibirate on this and maybe even change my opinion of the place.?
James, if you are working with tenants that previously lived at LPH and they have disclosed this kind of information to you, then as a professional you should not be seeking confirmation on a site like this. If anything you are looking for ‘gossip’. If someone you care for has reported such things then you need to speak to your line manager of you have concerns, not attempt to raise discussion here. I don’t mean to offend in anyway but it’s not very professional if these people are still in your care.
Surprised more people don’t comment on here…
Hi
I lived in Little Plumstead for a couple of years between 1983 – 1987
Could anybody tell me what the junior and infant school was called and if it still there ???
Thanks for helping
Kevill Davies School and its gone
Gosh finding this site brought back some memories! I was a nursery nurse there from 1974 – 76 on a newly established childrens ward M3 or Puffin House. We had fifteen children and five to six staff but also worked on F7 where we had 28 children in one dormitory. we sometimes had only four staff. The only positive was compulsary schooling so the children got out each day. I have lots of memories of working with Jane ? Clare Stibbard, (still friends) riotous parties at the social club, the nurse who brought home a very tall blonde German guy from a beer festival and we kept him in the nurses home for quite a while! The worry of a prowler who had keys to the wards and the nursing officers who used to visit wards at night on a bicycle. the charge nurse who went fishing in the lake one night and used the ward keys to weight the line, needless to say they sank and were lost. Yes lots of great stories but a sad way for indivduals to live. Four kids later I live in Aus, run my own disability planning consultancy and help ensure people have great lives in the community
Diane Gow nee Munford
Hi, do you remember a little dark haired lad called David John Moore? He was nicknamed DJ because there was another David John on the ward.
I now live directly opposite the Old Hall on that new housing estate. I’m shocked at how neglected the site is now and to see the pictures inside the hall just makes me even more sad. As a building, the Old Hall has an impressive history which is sadly crumbling. I hear it is now doomed to become luxury apartments!!
lph is still going with accomodation for ld &mental health patients they are not scum as some idiots on here refer to them,unfortunatly ignorance rules in thier case.
i live on the new houseing astate im only 16 but have a deep intreste with in the old hospital site and has had the optuitie to pick up an old LPH star pin badge which is made of brass i dont know much about it so i was hoping one of you guy’s could help me im under the inpresstion it was worn by nurse’s.
thanks, kyle