Mr and Mrs Harry Gough at Lydiard Park

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Mr and Mrs Harold (Harry) Gough c1940's. Harry Gough was appointed to the position of Caretaker of Lydiard House in 1944 when much of the parkland was occupied by an American Station Hospital.

By the time this picture was taken the hospital had been converted into a German POW Camp. This image was discovered amongst a set of negatives of the POW Camp taken by Swindon photographer Albert Beaney.

Mr Beaney was a commercial photographer, best known for his photographs of local children, including many children living in the former military camp at Lydiard Park in the 1950's.