Remember the People of Storthes Hall Hospital.

This could be a memorial garden, plaque, bench, information board, or named green space acknowledging the history of Storthes Hall Hospital and the people connected to it, including former patients, staff, families, and those buried nearby at Thurstonland.

This is not a request to stop redevelopment. It is simply a request that the history of the site and the people who lived, worked, suffered, recovered, died, or were laid to rest in connection with Storthes Hall are not forgotten.

Storthes Hall is not just an old site or another redevelopment project to me. I have personal memories of spending time there and visiting with my nana for outpatient appointments. Because of that, the place has always felt like more than just abandoned buildings or land waiting to be built on.

Storthes Hall was once a major hospital site with a long and difficult history. Over many years it was connected to thousands of patients, families, nurses, doctors, support staff and local people. Some people recovered there, some worked there, some visited loved ones there, and some sadly never came home.

There is also the wider history of people associated with Storthes Hall being buried nearby at Thurstonland, many with little public recognition. Whatever people think about the old hospital system, those individuals still deserve dignity and remembrance.

This petition is not about stopping new homes or standing in the way of redevelopment. It is simply asking for a respectful acknowledgement of the history of Storthes Hall and the people connected to it.

I do not want to decide what any memorial should look like alone. Ideally, it should be shaped by people with direct connections to Storthes Hall, including former staff, families, local history groups and the wider community.

A memorial garden, plaque, bench, information board, or named green space would be a small but meaningful way to make sure those people are not forgotten.