Published copies of the Royal Charter
- GB 3544 RHN-PU-01-01
- File
- 1919-1995
Published copies of the Royal Charter of incorporation with by-laws, granted on 20 June 1919. The later publication includes amended version of the charter.
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Published copies of the Royal Charter
Published copies of the Royal Charter of incorporation with by-laws, granted on 20 June 1919. The later publication includes amended version of the charter.
Lantern slides of the Royal Hospital for the Incurables
Coloured magic lantern slides of the hospital and its grounds, including views of main building, out-houses and interiors. The images are a mixture of coloured illustrations depicting daily life in the hospital and early hand painted photographs.
The slides were created by "E G Woods, 1-2 Queen Street, Cheapside, London". A typescript index of the slides is included within the box.
E G Woods
Photographs of the Cathcart Ward under construction
Colour photographs of construction work of Cathcart Ward and group photograph of three unnamed men in an office.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Colour photographs and negatives of building work of new rehabilitation wing and transitional living unit on the hospital site, c.1983-1990. File includes early images of hydrotherapy pool and gymnasium.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Photographs of exterior of John Howard House, Brighton
Images from different angles of John Howard House in Brighton
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Photographs of construction of Chatsworth Wing
Colour and black and white photographs of construction of Chatsworth ward in construction and finished empty wards. Also includes architectural drawing of the ward, interior shots of rooms within ward, including day room and bedrooms and exterior shots of the ward.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Photographs of new ambulance outside reception
Photos of an ambulance outside the main entrance, c. 1970
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Aerial photographs of the Royal Hospital
Photograph of Putney Heath featuring the Royal Hospital, including grounds. On the back of the photograph is written 'British Crown Copyright Reserved. Sortie No. FSL 6641/6 Negative No. 0134. Restricted.'.
British Crown Copyright
Photograph of tree removal from the former grounds of the Hospital
Black and white photographs with captions of tree removal from the grounds of the hospital. The photographs document the different stages of the tree removal from the site and seem to be part of the Wandsworth Council scheme for a new housing development on land near Beaumont Road, which was purchased by the council in 1962. Photographs show chopping down of the trees and images of the landscape.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Photo album of photographs of the hospital
Photographic album of images of the hospital, taken between 1946-1950, presented as a gift to former secretary, J G Pitcher (1946-1951). Album includes a typescript note, dated December 1951 from [Committee board] to J G Pilcher regarding the gift of the album. The letter is signed by 31 signatories.
Album includes black and white photographs of the exterior building of the hospital, including an aerial photograph, along with images of staff and patients including a garden fete in the hospital gardens.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Picture postcards of hospital and grounds
Black and white picture postcards showing interior and exterior shots of the hospital building and grounds, these include: images of communal areas inside the hospital including the library, De lancey lowe room, assembly room, reception hall and staff standing outside of the gate house (c. 1908). Some of the postcards have been used and are addressed to people living at the hospital.
The picture postcards were produced by several different postcard producers including Marshall, Keene & Co, Hove Sussex.
Multiple creators
Circulars sent by Appeals Secretary
Papers relating to fundraising appeals sent out on behalf of the hospital, 1950-1980. These primarily includes circulated letters requsting donations from the public, as well as more targeted appeals to certain groups such as universities, schools and local sport clubs. Papers also include circulars relating to broadcast appeals for the charity by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), which were delivered by public figures such as John Betjeman (1959), Michael Flanders (1961) and Godfrey Winn (1965).
Programmes for fundraising events
Programmes for fundraising events for the hospital, these include: Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables garden party on 20 June 1959; 'The Silver Jubilee Ball' held in Wandsworth on 22 April 1977; 'The Forget-me-not Ball' held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, 3 March 1978; Musical concert by Julian Lloyd Webber and Gordon Back, Fishmonger's Hall, London, 1997.
Published charitable appeals produced by the hospital, including earliest appeals from the Royal Hospital, 1854-1861. File also includes later printed appeal pamphlets, 1980s-1990s, including introduction to the Evitt Ward produced by the Disabled Trust for Young Disabled, and John Howard's House, Brighton.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Royal Hospital for Incurables London County Committee
Meeting agenda and minutes, annual reports and publications for the Hospital's London County Committee.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Letters received by Fundraising Department
Letters received by the Fundraising Department from the public which refer to a historic connection or past memory of the institution, these include a former nurse wartime experience training at the hospital during the Blitz.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Reports and presentations relating to fundraising at the hospital
Reports and printed slides of a presentation, including presentation slides, 'Building a better future for disabled people in partnership with local business', no date; report, '1999/2000 Fundraising Development Strategy Review' and report, 'Online fundraising growth and integration report', 2012 and a social media audit carried out for the Hospital by Aristos, a consultancy firm, in November 2012.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Board of Management papers relating to fundraising and communications
Printed meeting reports produced for the Board of Management, including reports on the formation of a public relations department and creation of the role of director of corporate communications.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Departmental papers of the Fundraising Department
Correspondence, memorandum, reports, grant applications and promotional material relating to the Hospital's fundraising department, these include: a memorandum from 22 December 1993 regarding the need for improving hospital fundraising; applications for the role of fundraising manager, with attached curriculum vitae; grant application for the National Lotteries Charity Board, 1996; details of the fundraising campaign for the cloistered garden for the Hospital, and planning for the official opening, and letters relating to individual gifts received by the hospital.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Papers relating to changes in accounting procedures
Papers relating to changes in accounting procedures, including memorandum, correspondence, reports and lists.
Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability