Wardown gardens and house, Luton 1913 [X291/243/3]
Monday 19th October 1914: Any of the Territorials
billeted in Luton who have fallen sick have been nursed in bell tents in the grounds
of Wardown Mansion, but the weather has now turned too
cold for this arrangement to continue. Last week it was announced that a house
in Brook Street
would be used as a hospital. Since then the Royal Army Medical Corps officers billeted at
Wardown have decided that the Brook
Street house is not suitable and that the hospital
should be set up on the ground floor of the mansion. The residents of Luton agree that this would be a good use
for the property but there is concern that the town will be forced to bear the
cost of its upkeep unless the War Office steps in. The ladies of the Voluntary
Aid Detachment are entering into the scheme with enthusiasm, paying great
attention to the well-being and comfort of the men.
Source: Luton News 22
October 1914
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