NEW YEARS EVE 1873

New Years Eve 1874 - sounds as though there was a bit of rowdiness in Old Whittington! 

John Smith didn't end up having much fun on New Years Eve 1873, according to this entry in Sheffield Independent 5th January 1874.

 

CHRISTMAS AT WHITTINGTON HALL 1945

 

I remember many years ago, when I was in St Barnabas church choir visiting Whittington Hall at Christmas to sing carols to the 'girls'. 

 

Years before in 1945 it sounds like the inmates had a marvellous Christmas if this newspaper excerpt from the Derbyshire Times 28 December 1945 is anything to go by.

 

                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISS MARY SWANWICK

I never realised, until reading this, that the original annexe at the Swanwick Memorial Hall was in memory of Miss Mary Swanwick.  (Derbyshire Times 25 July 1925).

 

Interesting that using the annexe for a library and reading room was suggested here.