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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Captions:
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