Comments on: Little Plumstead Hospital – Norfolk

By: lou

lou — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:36:29 +0000

jac, the secure unit that is still in use is not for paedophiles it is for mental health issues. i know this as i have worked with u/s’s who have been there.

By: Lou

Lou — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:23:33 +0000

Im only 17 but have lived right next to the hospital all of my life, and my mum has lived in the staff houses for 25 years while working there. I do miss being able to go in there and have a look round, and its disappointing that it has mostly become derelict. It was a beautiful place to grow up, and being able to meet some of the patients and become friendly when I was little has made me less judgemental of people with mental disabilities. Im really going to miss it when its all gone, and im so proud to have had the opportunity to be a part of it.

By: Bri;ad

Bri;ad — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:02:39 +0000

What a great find this site is.

In 1998 or so, I was a locum doctor and I remember the two weeks I spent as the only doctor in the place. They gave me this little chalet to live in, a bleeper and left me to it. In the whole two weeks I was bleeped twice!!

I remember trying to find the hospital (pre sat nav of course).

I was driving around and found a sign saying something like ‘Little Plumstead 1/2M ->’ and then I would drive about 1/2M and then find a sign saying ‘Little Plumstead 1/2M <-'

Once I found it, everyone (staff and patients alike) were very pleasant. Some parts of it were crumbling then and it had an air of abandonment as the authorities had basically decided not to pay for this sort of humane mental healthcare any more

Thanks

By: KJ

KJ — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:58:16 +0000

So, this place is closed? I thought it was still running? just paedophiles are there now??? When did it get shut down? Would appreciate any current info on hospital….Thanks

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:54:05 +0000

Some interesting pictures and comments, i used to live very near by to the hospital,about 17plus yrs ago and regulary passed through the grounds as a shortcut with a friend of mine who lived in the village, security was non exsitant and we even ate in the canteen a few times! Last comment i find disturbing ‘jac’ on 17.04.10, as i visit the new housing estate with my children.

By: jac

jac — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:15:30 +0000

THIS PLACE IS NOW A SECURE WING FOR PAEDOPHILES. IT IS OWNED BY HERTFORDSHIRE HEALTH AUTHORITY AND THEY SEND THESE SCUM BAGS TO NORFOLK TO LIVE WITHIN A FEW METERS OF FAMILIES ON THE NEW ESTATE.

By: LR

LR — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:18:14 +0000

KADO would love to help, A s/u i worked with got an award for being longest serving resident, still working with previous residents, many stories to tell. Would love to hear if anyone remembers any s/u’s in particular?

By: Helen Stanley (nee Masson)

Helen Stanley (nee Masson) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:04:09 +0000

I worked at Lt.Plum Hosp between 1978 & 1983 in the physio dept. I loved it there and I learned a lot. The care of people with learning disabilities has moved on enormously since then. I still work in the same field but with social services in Surrey. Although it was a big institution, most of the staff at Lt Plum were very caring and did their best to give the residents a good quality of life.

By: kado

kado — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:09:35 +0000

A close friend of ours lived at the asylum for a number of years. We are recording her memories. We would be interested to knwo if anyoen else has contact with service users who lived and worked there before 1985 (our friend was there for a cconsiderable time), and if there are any records/archive we could access to add to Life Story. Thanks!

By: Photogirl

Photogirl — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:41:54 +0000

I went there twice during July and several of the buildings were open, although the main building remains boarded up. It was obvious that people had been in and smashed stuff up between the two visits, which is just such a shame. The second time we went, the atmosphere was very different. There are so many relics from the past there, and I can totally understand how people that worked there are sad to see it as it is now. Whilst we were there we bumped into a couple of other people, who told us they had been asked to leave. We didn’t see anyone when we were on the site however.