Hospital ‘flies’ the Sunderland story

 

 

South Pembrokeshire Hospital’s Sunderland Ward, which is named after the famous flying boat, now has its own interpretation panel to mark special aviation connections.

 

This is thanks to Howard Harrison, of Neyland, who suggested the panel idea to the Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust, which runs the Flying Boat Centre Workshop and the newly opened Fleets to Flying Boats Centre in the Royal Dockyard.

 

The panel, donated by the Trust, is now displayed alongside many evocative images and photographs of Sunderlands, which were based at Pembroke Dock for nearly 20 years.

 

It includes several photographs of Sunderlands and a brief history of their special links with the town and Haven Waterway including Sunderland survivor T9044 which sank in the Haven in 1940.

 

Mr Harrison was on hand to formally present the new panel to Tilly Morrissey, the Resource Centre Manager, who said: “We are very grateful to Mr Harrison and to the Trust for this very special display. Mr Harrison has, along with Mr Tony Jones and other patients, donated many Sunderland items to the hospital. This panel sets the ‘Sunderland story’ in context with the ward. I am sure that patients and visitors alike will really enjoy looking at all of these items.”

 

 

 

 

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Howard Harrison and Tilly Morrissey, of South Pembrokeshire Hospital, are pictured with the display panel and a framed print of Haven Sunderland T9044.

PICTURE: Graham Roberts