Sensing Spaces of Healthcare: NHS Sensory Memory Bank

Memory #61

I remember… The view from the window of my wife’s room, following the birth of our second child.

Memory #63

From 2012

I remember… I was in hospital and couldn’t get a dietician – I had 4 days of baked potatoes and cheese!

Memory #64

From 1962/63

I remember… Training in Radiography in what had been the mortuary of the hospital. Its vast ceiling meant that the office was on a type of gallery in the middle. It was quite daunting.

Memory #65

From 2022

I remember… My husband was in hospital for 6 months, the food was good – he liked it very much, particularly their lasagne. The staff were wonderful. As a visitor I also remember the smell of the food – delicious! I would walk up the corridor and know they’d had their lunch.

Memory #48

From 1960s

I remember… Clanking of the bed pan machine in 1960s when they were being sterilised. The night junior had the job of cleaning them.

Memory #49

From 1960s & 1990s

I remember… I was a nurse in London in the 1960s … My immediate memory is of calm, the peace & quiet at 3am on night duty. Contrast with how noisy a different hospital was in 1996 when I took my mother in. Chaos! The shops & the people & the noise now in the main entrance. So busy – like a shopping centre. I needed calm and efficiency.