#OnThisDay 70 years ago, January 1956, it looks like a cold day but warm wrapped up in the wool capes - photographed are the new student group at Harcourt Terrace Salisbury school of nursing. Happy New Year to all our followers! salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/nursi...

1970 news clipping from Salisbury Journal tells of Christmas on the children's ward at Odstock. They hosted a visit from Santa who arrived in a Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, before leaving and taking up residence at Style & Gerrish until the big day. #Salisbury #Christmas

A rather festive view of Salisbury District Hospital during 1990s. This is an undated photo but likely January 1994 when a storm covered the Salisbury area with several cm of snow. Anyone else have snowy pictures of that time?

100 years ago, Christmas in Pembroke Ward at Salisbury Infirmary 1925. You can see snow decorated lamps and doorways with nursing staff attending female patients on the ward. #Salisbury #archives #HistNursing #HistMed

An interesting but undated view of Salisbury Infirmary with cart on the street, likely 1870-1880 (?) as you can see the west wing on the right hand side. We are trying to piece together a date using different maps, plans and photos- see more salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/infirmary-th...

#LestWeForget Reading in #Remembrance, make time for quiet reflection Look at our online Service Scrap Books of nine nurses and one VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) from the First World War. You can read their stories, in their own words, as they experienced it. www.rcn.org.uk/servicescrap...

Some images of Salisbury's Peace Parade 1919, held to celebrate the end of WWI. We'll be looking at celebrations, carnivals, parades, pantos and Christmas in our next history coffee club salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/event/histor...

Pictured is the visit of Marina Dowager Duchess of Kent to Salisbury Infirmary in 1966 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the hospital service, see other celebrations in our archives salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/celeb...

1943 to 1993 to present day buildings at Salisbury District Hospital salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/odstock-hosp...

Now 70 years ago... royal visit to Odstock Salisbury District Hospital salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/princess-ale...

On this day 1953: Nurses of Wilton Ward, Salisbury District Hospital with a harvest display on an x-ray trolley. This was pushed around wards during an afternoon service when members of Church Street Methodist Church sang harvest hymns to the patients. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/nhs_y...

⭐Join us on 8th Nov - With puppeteers & artists bringing bones to life & discovering that no skeleton is ever quite the same !!💀 🎭 Book now 👇 - part of our #Inyourbones project @artcareuk.bsky.social @salisbury-history.bsky.social #HOHD2025 www.southamptonartshumfest.co.uk/artshumday/w...

How to cure hiccups in 1686: 11 pages of treatments includes a hot treacle poultice or distraction with a whisper in your ear! We've been researching lotions & potions for our upcoming Well-City Salisbury course, looking in our book archives & pharmacy collection. www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk

A less common view from outside Salisbury Infirmary, on this postcard, looking towards the clock tower, it is undated but likely late 19th C, Gale & Polden Wellington series card. more views at salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/infirmary-th...

On 17th Sept 1767, Salisbury held its first Infirmary Walk, a grand parade of staff, city leaders & musicians marching to the Cathedral to celebrate a new hospital. Bells rang across the city, read more about the annual event, pictured below 1920s salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/the-infirmar...

Today in our history coffee club we have been looking at artworks and poems written by patients whilst in hospital. This one is of Queensbury Ward 1982 and the mount includes lots of great vignettes of daily life at the Infirmary, salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/patients-eye...

We've been examining portraits in our collections, especially this one of Adeline Cable (1864–1944) pioneering nurse who served during the Boer War in South Africa. In 1907 she became Matron of Salisbury Infirmary, a position she held for 18 years, salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/adeline-cable/

Our next Well-City Salisbury course is open for booking: Remedies - Exploring Healing with ArtCare & artist Tamsin Loveday. Explore our archives and learn about how people in Salisbury were cared for in the past, 9 Oct - 9 Dec 2025. Read more www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk/course/remed...

Today for our history coffee club we looked at x-ray and radiology through the ages with some of our glass plates through to MRI , read more at salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/all-about-x-...

A print of Salisbury Infirmary from late 1700s, that illustrates our latest article about War, Welfare & Wallets: during the Napoleonic Era: looking at how wars are not just fought on the battlefields but also in the ledgers of Britain’s charities. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/war-welfare-...

In the early days of Salisbury Infirmary, food wasn’t just nourishment, it was part of the treatment. At the Salisbury Infirmary, diet played a critical role in patient recovery, Read more about food at Salisbury Infirmary salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/feeding-body...

Read the research we have done regarding these 2 portraits in our collections by pastel artist Margaret King in 1782 salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/two-pastel-p... #NHShistory #CreativeHealth

📣 Join Wessex Museums as a #Trustee! Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board. This is an opportunity to contribute to the leadership and future direction of the charity.

We are currently taking bookings for our next Well-City Salisbury course 'Sketching in the Landscape' with artist Nick Andrew. Tuesdays evenings, 17 June - 19 August, from 6 - 8:30pm Find out more www.wellcitysalisbury.co.uk/course/sketc... #wellbeing #salisbury #creativehealth

PhD opportunity 👇Precision Wearables for Female Forces: Advancing Performance to Address MSK health inequity @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social & Prof Kai Yang @winchesterschoolofart @unisouthampton.bsky.social Apply now ✍️ rolling deadline start Oct 25 cidns-cdt.ac.uk www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Happy #InternationalNursesDay ! here are some images from a nurse training leaflet in 1960s Salisbury , see the full version salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/nurse-traini...

Celebrating nurses day Salisbury District Hospital we have a history display on level 5 and collecting contemporary stories to add to the archives. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/nursi...

It's #localhistorymonth which means a host of events, talks & exhibitions in #libraries across #Wiltshire, promoting local history. As we mark #VEDay80 many events have a wartime theme. Check out the Wiltshire Libraries website for more information. libraries.wiltshire.gov.uk/-/local-hist...

We commemorate the #veday80thanniversary with an exhibition on level 4 Salisbury District Hospital that celebrates some of the people who worked at the WW2 US Army Medical hospital on this site. Read their words that describe their time here. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/odstocks-beg...

We're researching Salisbury Infirmary's Black List that documents patients barred from entry between 1820-1914. It contains stories that tell so much about our society. Many were thefts or absconding, others are more curious such as Mary Moody in 1853, recommended by Lady Bath, listed as imposter!

1/2 We found this interesting advert for electric Vehicles in a news clipping from 1943. Electric vehicles were rare, however during World War II, fuel rationing and military needs spurred some interest in alternatives such as delivery vehicles (like milk floats or small utility trucks)

How to get ready for #InternationalNursesDay: ✅ get your free badge ✅ download a poster for your workplace ✅ add a virtual background to your online meetings And more, all on our website: buff.ly/PAMToCD

We hold the archives for Radio Odstock, the community volunteer run station at Salisbury Hospital, who celebrate their 72nd birthday this year. Pictured Bill Oddie opening the new studios in 1977 salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/tag/radio-od... #Archive30 #CommunityArchives @arascot.bsky.social

In 1820, if you had a chronic cough your “cure” involved: - 12 ounces of bloodletting - 3 doses of Salts on a full moon - Pills made of devil’s dung - 14 nights of burnt sponge & amber oil under the tongue with no talking until morning! Read more salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/lozenges-blo...

We have lots of people looking for something small in our archives... what do they see? #Archive30 #SomethingSmall salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/using-micros... @arascot.bsky.social

Travel back in time to explore to explore the lives of volunteers who supported nurses during WWI, facing real risks with just six weeks of training. Join our expert panel to learn about these women's experiences and legacies. 📅 29 Apr 25 ⌚ 17:30-20:00 📌 RCN Scotland/Online buff.ly/9F6C6CF

We are excited to announce that we are taking part in #PintofScience Salisbury on Monday 19th May! Come along to learn all about the power of phages for fighting superbugs 🧫 Follow the link below to learn more. We look forward to seeing you all there! #Pint25 pintofscience.co.uk/events/salis...

Just caught up about #Archive30 so for #ArchiveFoodAndDrink we're sharing this hospital menu from 1893, and the daily ration of beer for patients... salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/old-manor-ho...

Currently we're researching 2 pastel portraits by Margaret King created in 1782 of Mr John Tatum, the 1st surgeon at Salisbury Infirmary & his wife Catherine Pike. Margaret exhibited with the Royal Academy & critics said of her "We have observed for some years the rising excellence of this artist"

This watercolour painting, by Michael Charlton, is of the Harcourt House dated 1981. It depicts a view of Harcourt the nurse training school (1953-1992). It was donated to the hospital library in memory of Dorothy Boulter who was a nurse tutor salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/artwork-capt...

Photo of nurses taking a break on the Salisbury Infirmary roof terrace with the cathedral in the background. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/roof-top-the... #salisbury #nhshistory

Old City of Salisbury sign on the road from Salisbury District Hospital towards the city centre, taken from a slide in our archives dated 1986

On this day March 1990 , a great aerial photograph of the new Salisbury District Hospital building is being constructed. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/odstock-hosp...

Beautiful 1 metre bone mosaics from high res CT scans of male and female bones (VEGFKO to be exact!) created in 3hrs by over 120 children today at #winchestersciencecentre !😍🦴🤯Great always 2 work with Lesley Self @artcareuk.bsky.social @salisbury-history.bsky.social #sotsef #bsw25 #healthequity

We are at a creative schools event today with @sotonbiosciences.bsky.social @clarkinbonebiol.bsky.social exploring bones and some amazing microscopic images to decorate! @artcareuk.bsky.social

Today we are at Salisbury Hospice sharing our history archives with staff and patients, lots of stories around celebrating, carnivals and royal visits. Some favourite adverts from 1930 carnival programme. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/themes/celeb...

An interesting find turned up this week from the chapel at Salisbury District Hospital. Originally installed at The Old Manor Hospital it commemorates Cecil Chubb who ran the hospital but perhaps more famously bought Stonehenge at an auction in 1915 , salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/stonehenge-c...

Today we have been sharing stories with Salisbury Men's Group meeting in the Library. We looked at Dr Darmady who created the first kidney dialysis machine using spitfire parts after WW2 salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/spitfire-dia...

October 20th 1766 "We whose names are Underwritten do Verily believe Susanna Westcott to be in the Strictest Sense, an Honest, Sober, Humane and Good housewife, and a person in all respects very fit for a matron of the General Infirmary". salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/first-matron...

Pictured is the Maternity Ward at Salisbury Infirmary 1926. This new maternity ward named “Beatrice” was born just a few years earlier in 1922 - we still have a Beatrice Ward now at Salisbury District Hospital over 100 years later. salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/centenary-of...