Maternity Home (The Jane, Douglas?), Christmas
Date(s): December 1962
Creator(s): Manx Press Pictures
Scope & Content: "Christmas at the Maternity Home (on the left) new born baby (half an hour old) joining in the festivities Christmas Day babies, During the "quietest Christmas on record" at the Jane Crookhall Maternity Home, a baby girl was born on Christmas Day to Mrs. Frances O'Grady, of Marathon Road, Douglas. The baby was born ten minutes before midnight. A baby boy was born in Noble's Hospital on Christmas Day to Mrs. Smythe, of Grafton Street, Douglas." (Isle of Man Examiner - 27 December 1962, p.1)
This Is Winter exhibition (House of Manannan, Peel, 5 October 2019-1 March 2020).
Language: eng
Collection: Photographic Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: PG/13633/1/1962/579/1