Our house

was built in 1935. We learned  subsequently that its first owner was Harold Talbot Butler and that a hospital ward was named after him.

While wandering the hospital corridors yesterday looking for the exit after an eye check up, I stumbled on it,

After a bit of Googling I found this:

The Historical Archives volunteers are always pleased to receive and answer queries and the other week were asked about the origin of the Talbot-Butler ward name, did it have a connection to Eleanor Talbot-Butler(1436-68) and why?  The lady was disappointed to learn the ward was named after Harold Talbot-Butler, a manager at the Northampton branch of the National Provincial Bank, who worked as treasurer on several hospital committees.  So, following on from that I thought you might like to know more about the origin of NGH ward names.


Mystery solved