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16 - The Moor from Wellington Terrace
Trevethan School (under the clock tower) was requisitioned in August 1914 for hospital use. A Market was situated next to the Passmore Edwards building. Every Saturday there was a stall collecting donations of produce and cakes for the patients at the Military Hospitals in the town.
27 - Wellington Terrace School
Former school buildings, such as Wellington Terrace School, were requisitioned as military hospitals. Children continued to be taught in other places, including the Friend’s Meeting House in New Street. The foundation stone for the school was laid by Miss Anna Maria Fox of Penjerrick on 22nd June 1897.
2 - Gyllyngvase Beach Swimming Gala - 8 September 1915
The gala raised money for the ‘War Hospitals Supply Department’. A grandstand and tents were erected on the beach, and races were held from a raft moored off shore.
8 - Royal Duchy Hotel, formerly the Pendennis Hotel
Originally named the Pendennis Hotel when built in 1893. In 1915 it was taken over by the
War Department for use as a military hospital. Many of the staff were from Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachments. After the War it became the Falmouth Hydro.
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