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NETLEY ABBEY MATTERS!
INTRODUCTION
Latest update of website was on 18/11/2024
At one end,
Ruins of a 13th century Cistercian Abbey; at the other, a Military Cemetery
tucked in the middle -
a Victorian Village and the ghosts of its former
Military Hospital!
Welcome to the Past Lives and Times of
NETLEY VILLAGE and HOSPITAL
Let the memories live on!
Housekeeping/"need-to-know" blurb!
Please note that whilst I am an independent researcher with no direct connection to any of the Local History Societies, I do now sometimes share information, data and sources with the Royal Chapel Team
at the Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley.
The contents and design of this website have been researched and created by me,
including finding the sources stated and as such are subject to copyright.
If you want to share my research elsewhere, you must ask for my permission first and be happy to credit this website as one of your sources.
The majority of the newspaper articles are courtesy of the British Newspaper Archive/FMP.
Sources are in black print, underlined, beneath the relevant article
If a word or phrase is in this colour, you should be able to click on it and it
will open on a new tab and let you return to the previous one when you're ready!
What's New?
I've created a new Page - Netley Abbey Village
This is now where you will find all things pertaining to the Village, updated at
least monthly to bring you the latest "oldest" news through the years.
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This current Page will become (hopefully) a better Introduction to the whole of the website,
advising What's New within and signposting to new pages, information and such.
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I've decided to combine the Village and Hospital Stories into one feature - simply Shared Stories.
On numerous occasions I've been unsure if a particular story should be in Village or Hospital Stories.
Combining them will remove this indecision and I think the stories will flow well together.
There are now 4 pages' worth - alphabetically listed by surname
A - D; E - L; M - P; R - W
Only A - D is visible currently. The others will become so once I've updated them and
added in any new links.
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Click on Netley Military Hospital to see the Thank You letter from Alzheimer's Research UK
following the donation made from the profits of my book - "Unforgotten Lives at Netley Hospital"!
Use the Search box below to check what's on the website! It should open a different tab
"Unforgotten Lives at Netley Hospital"
Wishing you had bought a copy when it was in print?
I won't be printing any more but what if you could at least read its contents online?
Would you be willing to make a donation to Macmillan Nurses
to gain access to my book for a limited time?
I'm planning to load the book on to the website, all 136 pages, as a password-protected PDF document,
within in its own web page. It's currently work-in-progress hell - transferring it all into Word.
To read it, you would first need to donate a minimum of £5.00 to the above Charity and email me
a screenshot of their "Thank you" message. On receipt of this, I will email you the password to
access its page. The password will be valid for 5 days.
From Cistercian Abbey Ruins at one end, through Netley Abbey Village to the Royal Victoria Hospital ...
