January Supper Club: Mount Stuart Royal Naval Hospital
1916 Staff of Mount Stuart Royal Naval Hospital with Chief Surgeon William McEwan. The Bute Collection at Mount Stuart.
Join us on Friday 31st January for a fascinating evening with our Archivist, Lynsey, marking the 110th anniversary month of Mount Stuart becoming a Royal Naval Hospital.
On the outbreak of the Great War in the summer of 1914, the 4th Marquess and Marchioness of Bute immediately offered up Mount Stuart for use as a Naval Hospital. The 2000+ patients that convalesced there were testament to the work undertaken by the Bute family and hospital staff over the four-year period.
7th January 2025 marks the 110th anniversary of the opening of Mount Stuart as a Royal Naval Hospital.
How were the patients transported? How were the spirits of the patients, and staff, maintained? And, just how was this all funded? All will be unveiled in this very special presentation by Mount Stuart Trust's Archivist, Lynsey Nairn.
About January's Speaker
Mount Stuart Trust’s Archivist, Lynsey Nairn, has worked in the Collections Department at Mount Stuart since April 2003. After a number of years as Collections Assistant, and a Masters Degree in Archives and Records Management (University of Dundee), she became Archivist in April 2015. Lynsey is a member of the Archives and Records Association (ARA), Treasurer for the ARA (Scotland) Committee, and contributed to the Paul Mellon Centre’s Art and the Country House online publication, published in 2020.
Lynsey Nairn, Archivist, Mount Stuart Trust
Event Information
- The event takes place at Mount Stuart House, postcode PA20 9LR
- Parking is available at the main House, please follow signage for coach and accessible parking
- Doors open at 5:00pm for a 5:30pm talk start
- Visitors with special access requirements should contact the Mount Stuart team in advance to make arrangements e: contactus@mountstuart.com
- Current Mount Stuart Members are entitled to a discounted ticket rate for the talk, please select the Mount Stuart Member option when booking
Tickets
The Purple Library as the X-Ray Room. The Bute Collection at Mount Stuart.
