Dilys worked as a nurse at Royal Alexandra Hospital, Rhyl, from 1921 until she married in 1928; she is shown in the portrait below, and is the one holding the baby in the group photo.
The following snapshot of the Alex, taken from the rear (then a garden, now a car park) catches the hospital at an interesting time. The east wing, on the right-hand side of the photo, was a late addition and had not yet been attached to the main building.
The black-and-white picture below shows children and carers from the hospital gathered together in a High Street shop to watch a street parade. The shop was L. S. Williams’ and it was on the corner where today you would find Next.
My thanks go to Liz Espley, who was herself a nurse in Birminghamin the 1950s, for bringing the album and joining me in tea for two.
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