Comments on: Sidney House and Homerton, London

By: hilary friend

hilary friend — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:22:59 +0000

I would also like to visit the part of the hospital that used to be the workhouse where my gtgtgrandmother lived for approx 10 years. She died there in 1905 aged 96

By: Jenny Symien

Jenny Symien — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 16:23:42 +0000

My paternal great-grandmother (Jane Gray) and her father (James Gray) and family were all workers in the silk industry in Hackney in the 1800s. My maternal grandmother was a nurse at Homerton hospital attached to Hackney workhouse. I would like to see the site, can one visit? I do not live in London but am within commuting distance.

By: Rowena Mccarthy

Rowena Mccarthy — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 16:08:04 +0000

I Live in the flats in part of grounds of Sidney house. There is a distinct circular impression on the lawn and I am interested in finding out what it was.
Do you have any old detailed maps that might identify what it is? Might be interesting to do a dig.