My mother Anne Coleman and her sister Mary were both born there in 1918 My Grandmother ( Ellie ) was pregnant with identical twins, and the attending Doctor feared that he would have to do a Caesarian section and the nearest place he could "scrub up" was the clinic at the workhouse which I heard ...
What did Thatcher replace it with B&B at Skegness,Beans on toast then turfed out to walk the promenade in all weathers, then another meal as sumptuous as the breakfast, then. bed.
Some of the wards were taken over for military casualties during WW2 I was told by a nursing officer ( Mr. Lewis) Grafton got its name because it was for burns patients were nursed there and some of the early skin grafts were performed on R.A.F. pilots who became known as "the Guinea pigs"
Great stuff, hope you don't mind me saying the mixing may need a little tweaking tho