Wards at the General: This is from local searches of the names - please let me know if any are incorrect. Bolsover ward named after the Bolsover mining company who owned many local pits, Manvers named after Earl Manvers who owned Thoresby Hall, ITU Harrop White ward named after John Harrop White who was a local councillor and Chairman of the hospital, Day Case Eddie ward named after a Matron "Miss Eddie" Abbott Ward possibly after Luke Abbott who owned Sherwood Foundary Portland Ward named after the Duke of Portland Turner Ward possibly after Mr F J Turner, agent to the Duke of Portland’s estates Hollins ward possibly after William Hollins who owned Pleasley Mill and Viyella company - or his decendants

Prior to Manvers ward (a female surgical ward) being on the top floor, the ward was a children's medical ward called Robin Hood which moved to Kings Mill when the Dukeries was built. There was also a small bay on Portland ward on the floor below which had children with head injuries/trauma - I think this was called Little John. Portland was a female trauma/orthopaedic ward Hollins ward was beneath on the ground floor and was male medicine and cardiac ward. Along this floor was Turner ward which was male surgical and, further along into the newer building, Bolsover which was male trauma/orthopaedics Above this was Abbott ward which was female medicine and cardiac and above, on the top floor, was Harrop white ward which was intensive care. On the same floor was Eddie ward (daycase) and theatres. There were three theatres, one for trauma/orthopaedics, one for general surgery and one for emergencies. Outpatients was in the basement area and xray was off the corridor between the old and new part of the hospital on the middle floor. There was a wing to the right of the hospital called Clifton wing which was a private patient's unit - however was offices and ultrasound by 1989. It was reached by an old creaky lift that had a metal door that you used to have to open and close manually. The nursing school was in Avenue House at the rear of the hospital and here was the staff canteen on the ground floor......complete with ashtrays! The building on the right of the middle picture had staff changing rooms on the first floor which was very old and creepy, especially on night shifts. Accident and Emergency was at the front of the hospital and, by today's standards, was very small. It had the waiting room at the front and the ambulance patients used a different entrance. I've written all this from memory so please correct me if anything is incorrect.

Wards at the General: This is from local searches of the names - please let me know if any are incorrect. Bolsover ward named after the Bolsover mining company who owned many local pits. Manvers named after Earl Manvers who owned Thoresby Hall. ITU Harrop White ward named after John Harrop White who was a local councillor and Chairman of the hospital. Day Case Eddie ward named after a Matron "Miss Eddie" Abbott Ward possibly after Luke Abbott who owned Sherwood Foundary. Portland Ward named after the Duke of Portland. Turner Ward possibly after Mr F J Turner, agent to the Duke of Portland’s estates. Hollins ward possibly after William Hollins who owned Pleasley Mill and Viyella company - or his decendants. (Ive redone this comment with more full stops as it is easier to read and should replace my earlier comment)