Memories of Royal Hospital
Memories of the Royal Hospital ASAN undertook an inter-generational film project, which celebrated the history of Wolverhampton Royal Hospital, through the eyes of its former employees. Over the course of a year we worked with Media Cove Productions to train twenty local young people to create a film about the hospital's history, people and legacy. […]
Memories of the Royal Hospital
ASAN undertook an inter-generational film project, which celebrated the history of Wolverhampton Royal Hospital, through the eyes of its former employees.
Over the course of a year we worked with Media Cove Productions to train twenty local young people to create a film about the hospital's history, people and legacy.
The young people undertook historical research and interviewed many former employees from different cultures, jobs, faiths and backgrounds to reflect the diversity of the hospital staff and the demographics of Wolverhampton over the past fifty years.
These employees shared heart-warming stories of working alongside each other, personal photographs and artefacts to highlight why the Royal Hospital was so important.
The Royal played a remarkable role as Wolverhampton's first hospital until it finally closed in 1997.
A film was produced from the work undertaken by everyone involved in the project. The film focuses on the oral histories of former employees and is available as a high quality DVD from ASAN.
Watch a clip from our DVD
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Leave your own memories
Although we have undertaken research for the film, we believe that was just the beginning and much more remains to be done. Everyone’s story is important and there is a real need to identify, record and reserve stories, documents, photos and artifacts which are currently held by individuals and organisations.
ASAN will organise all these contributions into permanent displays in the Porters Lodge Café.
Memories of the Royal
The hospital saved my life when I was a child. I will always be grateful for that and remember it as a beautiful building. Sad to see its decline over the last almost thirty years.
