I like to think that I played a part in the construction of the QMC when working for Linden Cranes, as the company was then known, before it became Linden Alimak. I was the Assistant to the Technical Director and part of my job was to work out the safe working loads and overturning moments for the cranes on site. I also had to deal with the irate site managers when things didn’t quite go as planned but I enjoyed being in charge of sending our fleet of service engineers to site to sort out problems. I am a regular visitor to the QMC these days due to the various problems that tend to be associated with old age but often reminisce about my time with Linden Cranes when I lived in London. Now in my seventies I can look back with pride and say, “I helped build that!”
Watching this while I'm in QMC recovering in post surgery and rehab. D8 room. Absolutely amazing building. My dad did some of the plumbing work here when he worked for Hilton.
I worked as a domestic at the queens medical centre on A and E , then later in the main Theatres also day case and maternity (delivery area) from mid to late 1970s to about 1984, and years before that my dad was a painter and decorator when the Queens was first opened.
Thanks so much for these. I spent many happy hours on top of the Tower when in the Architect's Department 1976-82, and it is great to see these views again. Of course, in my time the QMC was finished and working. I remember walking down the ring road many times of an evening to fetch chips from the Dunkirk chippy. I hope it's still there!
I had six children,first two born at the city hospital in 1976 and 1981 my last 4 were born there,1983,1994,1997,1999,i lost my eldest son aged 17 in 1998 to meningitis in there he was on life support,and my mum passed away in 2008 there,happy memories of my babies first breaths,but very sad memories of my son and mums last
I've read in the previous comments that before it was an hospital it was a quarry or a big joinery factory . I worked at a farmer's in East Leake and he said the site was formerly part of his farm .Can anyone verify that ?
I like to think that I played a part in the construction of the QMC when working for Linden Cranes, as the company was then known, before it became Linden Alimak. I was the Assistant to the Technical Director and part of my job was to work out the safe working loads and overturning moments for the cranes on site. I also had to deal with the irate site managers when things didn’t quite go as planned but I enjoyed being in charge of sending our fleet of service engineers to site to sort out problems. I am a regular visitor to the QMC these days due to the various problems that tend to be associated with old age but often reminisce about my time with Linden Cranes when I lived in London. Now in my seventies I can look back with pride and say, “I helped build that!”
Watching this while I'm in QMC recovering in post surgery and rehab. D8 room. Absolutely amazing building. My dad did some of the plumbing work here when he worked for Hilton.
What an excellent collection of photos and great choice in music.
I worked as a domestic at the queens medical centre on A and E , then later in the main Theatres also day case and maternity (delivery area) from mid to late 1970s to about 1984, and years before that my dad was a painter and decorator when the Queens was first opened.
Thanks so much for these. I spent many happy hours on top of the Tower when in the Architect's Department 1976-82, and it is great to see these views again. Of course, in my time the QMC was finished and working. I remember walking down the ring road many times of an evening to fetch chips from the Dunkirk chippy. I hope it's still there!
I had six children,first two born at the city hospital in 1976 and 1981 my last 4 were born there,1983,1994,1997,1999,i lost my eldest son aged 17 in 1998 to meningitis in there he was on life support,and my mum passed away in 2008 there,happy memories of my babies first breaths,but very sad memories of my son and mums last
I remember a Quarry being on the site where the hospital now stands.
I was born there, and still pass it everyday..
I wqatched this being built from my window at the University
saved my life in there
Is the second biggest hospital in the country
i was an apprentice there from 1965 - 1970
the site was previously the joinery works of W.J. SIMMS, SONS AND COOKE
I've read in the previous comments that before it was an hospital it was a quarry or a big joinery factory .
I worked at a farmer's in East Leake and he said the site was formerly part of his farm .Can anyone verify that ?
Nice upload, love the 1st pic of dunkirk fly over (im sure it is) lol looks alot different now
and the beds still aren't all taken
Why have they now cut all them trees down?