Compo 10,326 Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Gang, Just been talking to an aged uncle who told me that there used to be a large oil painting, about 10ft or 12ft X 8ft (ish) hanging in the outpatients at General hospital. It depicted the Meadows before industrialization, with cows grazing in green fields. One day he noticed the painting leaning against the outside wall and thereafter he saw it no more; this would be about 1969/70ish. Question: Does anyone have any idea what may have happened to that painting? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pixie 162 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 its possible someone might of picked it up (Finders keepers!) & kept it... for all we know, it could be in someones loft gathering dust.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony 27 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Compo I worked at NGH leaving in the mid 70s. I have to say I am unable to recall a large painting that you describe in the OPD. When the General finally closed many of the paintings were put up in the original main building-now home to the Health Authority. Some were sold off and possible some found 'homes' around Nottingham. The main archives for the old General are at the Archive library on Lenton Lane ( University of Nottingham) You can actually search the web site to see what is deposited there. Kind regards Tony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Tony, As my uncle was describing the picture it rang a bell. I'm not sure whether I saw it at the General or if it was somewhere else. I will check teh website mentioned and see if it has been recorded. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Tony, Can't see any reference to the painting on the website so I have emailed for information. My main question now is whether it actually existed or not. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 A bit of light that I may be throwing onto the situation. Didn't Mable Player own all the land from the Castle down to the Trent ? (IE across the Meadows) One of the wards at the old General Hospital was named after her. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 That's a probability and may be worth following up. Last night I discovered that an artist by the name of Fred Appleyard (1874-1963) had two large landscape paintings hanging in the General Hospital. I was unable to find out their titles or content but I have emailed the archive to see what they know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony 27 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Not only was there a Mabel Player ward-which was a female surgical ward but also Mable Player operating theatres. There used to be a plaque -I'm sure Mable Player was related to W G Player ( ciggys ) who had a medical ward named after him. The 'ward' lives on at Links Bar Hospital at Gamston. Kind regards Tony 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 An interesting piece of gen Tony. It would make sense that Mabel Player could be related to W.G. Player of Ciggy fame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Hope it wasn't a female ward as I spent 2 weeks in there after I had my Appendix out in 1973 !! Thinking about the land down to the Trent it may have been another Dame who owned it as the Meadows was built much earlier than she'd have been around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Violet Mabel Player born 1900 died 1957 according to Genes United...if indeed it is the same one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 just heard back from the hospital archives - no-one knows anything about the painting. I have however, discovered that an artist by the name of Fred Appleyard had two large landscape oils in the General hospital. I have not been able to discover which ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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