DURING the First World War, Reading’s largest buildings were repurposed to help with efforts on the front.
It included seeing some of them converted into nursing facilities for injured soldiers.
Their past will be explored in a new talk organised by the Berkshire Family History Society.
Taking place on Thursday, December 8, in Reading Central Library, Lionel Williams will explore everything from Battle Hospital’s role as War Hospital Number One to how schools and larger houses accommodated the wounded.
It takes place from 2pm, and places cost £5, or £4 for members.
For more details, call: 0118 950 9553, or log on to: https://berksfhs.org/
