The establishment of a convalescent home was proposed at the first meeting of the Disaster Fund Committee on June 21st 1883, by James Laing, and the motion that a convalescent home mainly for children, be endowed and established was unanimously carried. Stan mapstone 2010/1/12 Heather <heatherachere@yahoo.co.uk> > Hi Rob > > Just a snippet about the Victoria Hall Disaster Fund that I picked up a > little while ago whilst searching the National Archives site... > > Sunderland Royal Infirmary persuaded the Victoria Hall Disaster Fund to > fund the establishment of Heatherdene convalescent home in Harrogate. It was > at first principally for children (and some women) but later extended for > adult convalescents. It was used as a military hospital 1914-1919 > > Just found the page for you > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=1308&hospi > > Best regards > Heather Carbis > >

Thank you for that extra information Stan. Best regards Heather Carbis Online Parish Clerk for Morvah Cornwall http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~morvah and Padstow (web site pending) Visit my Family Tree's at GOODWIN and GORDON http://heatherac.tribalpages.com CARBIS SPARROW ATTWOOLL http://carbissparrow.tribalpages.com JOLLIFFE MOULAND http://jolliffemouland.tribalpages.com --- On Tue, 12/1/10, Stan Mapstone <stanmapstone@googlemail.com> wrote: > Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND] Victoria Hall Disaster Fund > The establishment of a convalescent home > was proposed at the first meeting of the Disaster Fund > Committee on June 21st 1883, by James Laing, and the motion > that a convalescent home mainly for children, be endowed and > established was unanimously carried. > > > Stan mapstone > > 2010/1/12 Heather <heatherachere@yahoo.co.uk> > > Hi Rob > > > > Just a snippet about the Victoria Hall Disaster Fund that I > picked up a little while ago whilst searching the National > Archives site... > > > > Sunderland Royal Infirmary persuaded the Victoria Hall > Disaster Fund to fund the establishment of Heatherdene > convalescent home in Harrogate. It was at first principally > for children (and some women) but later extended for adult > convalescents. It was used as a military hospital 1914-1919 > > > > > Just found the page for you > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=1308&hospi > > > > Best regards > > Heather Carbis > > > > >