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U3A
On Tuesday 11 September members of Westbury and District U3A gathered in the URC church hall to hear about the history of hospitals in Salisbury. Lesley Meaker from the Artcare department of the hospital explained how a search in the roof of the modern hospital yielded large numbers of records about the history of medical care in Salisbury since the thirteenth century. A lottery heritage grant enables both paid and volunteer staff to meticulously examine and digitally record these records as well as ensuring their preservation and occasional display.
During the Second World War the Americans built a hospital at Odstock. Lesley told her audience that sometimes when they had finished operating the surgeons would set to and help to do some of the building. This meant that Salisbury had two hospitals which were combined on the Odstock site in 1992, however the American stars and stripes is still flown on July 4th in memory of the origins of the buildings on the Odstock site. The expanding digital collection and a more detailed history can be accessed on the website: www.salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk. It is well worth a look.
Next month on 9th October the meeting will hear about the american museum at Bath. The meeting starts at 2pm prompt in the URC hall. New members are welcome, if you want to try us the first meeting is free.
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