One of my publications that has been particularly popular is Children’s Convalescent Homes of Broadstairs by Tony Euden click her to buy it online.
I have the following from one of my customers who would like to contact other people who stayed there as children.
“Thank you so much for the book The Children’s Convalescent Homes in Broadstairs. It was very interesting reading.
When I spoke to you on the phone, I wondered how I could get in touch with other children who had been at The Yarrow Home. You offered to put it up on your blog. It would be very kind of you if you could do so.
My name was Sally Barns and I was there in the late 1930`s, just before WW11. Perhaps there are not so many of us alive now, but I would be very interested in getting in touch with anybody who was there.”
Email Received From Cllr Clive Hart Leader of Thanet Council Labour Group
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I thought this text of an email sent to me by Cllr Clive Hart might add some
balance to the concerns of Parish Councillor John Worrow.
Please note that I...
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Michael, of course it's now 'The Yarrow Building' and forms part of the college. If the relocation goes ahead it will become flats with the listed exterior staying as it is.
Jack the collage tried to get permission to demolish it in 1997 after much opposition the application was turned down and the building made grade 2 listed.
Why save it? old buildings can be ugly, just like new buildings. how long before they list Arlington House?
WW11? Yikes! I must have missed the other 9!
Whoops Richard must have hit the one key one more time than I should have, I’m blaming this flue bug that I can’t seem to throw off, life’s all a bit foggy at the moment.
You can get the Colleges proposed layout for flats in Yarrow on UKPlanning 07/1151.
The internal staircases and corridors are also listed.
Sally Barnes, you were a Yarrow Patient in late 30's so was I. You wanted to make contact. My home no is 020 8657 5673.
David,
i stayed in the yarrow convalescent home in 1959 i had a very good time there,i remember a girl called catheren meaner she came from london,she was very kind to me,anyone out there remember a deirdre barber.
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