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The
Burnley Express and Advertiser, 1916
FOR LANCASHIRE'S WOUNDED
SOLDIERS
CONVALESCENT MILITARY HOSPITAL AT
BLACKPOOL
In about another fortnight Lancashire will
have its own convalescent military hospital
at Clifton Park Racecourse, South Shore,
Blackpool. The work of conversion is rapidly
proceeding, and many interesting details
were given by
 Lieutenant-Colonel
Netterville Barron M.V.O., the officer
commanding, to representatives, this week
shown round the course. It will be the
fourth great military camp hospital.
At Eastbourne, there is one of 3,000 beds,
at Dartford one of 1,000 beds, the Epsom
hospital will eventually have 5,000 beds,
and the Clifton Park Hospital -- Colonel
Barron thinks, it ought to have a better
name -- County Palatine Military Hospital,
for instance, -- will provide 2,000 beds for
a start. Possibly there will eventually be
far more beds, for it is to provide for all
Lancashire's wounded and war worn soldiers
who can be made fit and strong again for the
firing line. This is the object of the
hospital.
No patients who are really ill will be dealt
with, only cases that are likely to be well
enough to go back to the front in six or
eight weeks will be taken. Colonel Barron
explained that physical culture will play a
large part in the scheme. There are to be
trained masseurs at the hospital. Lord Derby
is now issuing an appeal for money to equip
and pay the running costs of the massage and
electrical equipment of the hospital.
Footnote
The hospital was named the King's Lancashire
Military Convalescent Hospital
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