Back to Barry

Yesterday I had a call from a reporter on the local Barry Newspaper. She, Sharon, is gong to report on our trip and wanted some background stuff from me.
She had obviously done some research because she told me that Great Granny Pardoe, Winifred, was part of a Barry Women's trail which has just been launched. It is a town trail including the famous women who lived and or worked in Barry over the years and Great Granny Pardoe is remembered for her nursing career. She was Matron of the Barry Hospital from 1914 to 1918 and was awarded an OBE for her services to nursing. We have some pictures of her outside the Methodist Church which was where the hospital was situated.
Sharon is going to publish some stuff prior to our trip and then report on progress as we go.
I have sent her a lot of the pictures and hope she will be able to use them.

These two pictures are of the Methodist Church in Berry being  used as a hospital in the First World War and this is where Great Granny was Matron. I think it is funny that even where there are people in the beds they are not allowed to disturb the blankets so it looks as if they are not there!