The
Black
&
White
Picture
Place
The
Picture
Gallery
:
Photographs
of
People
Rainhill Residents is a series of portraits by Steve Howe
of some of the long-term residents of what
was once the largest mental hospital in the world, at Rainhill, Merseyside
shortly before its closure in 1985.
These small images will be replaced by larger, better quality versions in due course.
Unknown
Couple
1985
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(The image Aged Lady in our portraits gallery also belong to this series) A
former
nurse
at
Rainhill,
Dave
Williams,
is
compiling
a
website,
Between
the
Towers,
dealing
with
the
history
and
memories
of
the
hospital
and
is
anxious
to
contact
anyone
who
worked
there
or
has
any
pictures
or
reminisciences
to
share.
Email
him
at:
williams.d@cableinet.co.uk Here are a few of my other photographs of people: |
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