Times-Advocate, 1983-11-09, Page 28Giving a great big hand?
The Times -Advocate is pleas-.
ed to join with other members
of the community in con-
gratulating South Huron
Hospital.
We hope you enjoy reading
about our hospital and ap-
preciate the medical service
available. It's comforting to
know the hospital is always
ready to help us.
Publication of this souvenir
edition would not have been
possible without the generous
support of our advertisers. We
thank them.
We also extend our special
thanks to Gwyn Whilsmith
whose writing, editing and
assembling of information
guarantees interesting reading.
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Carling estate site of hospital
The history of the Carling proper-
ty on which South Huron Hospital is
built, goes ba, k to the very beginn-
ing of Exeter, when the pioneers,
mostly Devonshire people, came to
the Huron tract and hewed out
homes for themselves from the virgin
forest.
Thomas Carling WUb born in
Yorkshire, England, in the year 1797.
In 1818 at the age of 21 he came to
Canada, landed in Quebec and walk-
ed to Toronto; then to Port Talbot
and finally to London, Ontario where
he went into business.
Thomas Carling's son Isaac was
born in London, April 9, 1825. He
came to Exeter from London in the
year 1843 and built the first tannery.
This developed into no small venture
as at one time there were 19 on the
payroll.
When Isaac Carling came
eter, he chopped out a spot
to Ex -
in the
BEAUTIFUL HOME — built by one of Exeter's pioneers, Isaac Carling in 1856.
It became the site of South Huron Hospital in 1953.
forest at the north side of the present
structure and built a log house, then
later when his family got larger he
built a brick house.
In 1854, he built a beautiful, large
brick home, with lovely gardens,
lawns and out -buildings. The proper-
ty consisted of three quarters of a
block and spoke of a time when life
was gracious and slower paced than
it is today.
The first Carling to be born in the
new home was William Carling in
1858. Miss Marion Bissett, a niece,
still lives in Exeter. She was a charter
member of the Women's Auxiliary of
which she is still an active member.
When the Carling estate was of-
fered for sale in 1951, the South
Huron Hospital Association purchas-
ed it and made the decision to incor-
porate the old home into the hospital
plans.
In. 1976, because the house was
rapidly deteriorating and because the
hospital needed to be expanded, the
board of directors regrettully decid-
ed to demolish it and replace it with
the modern facilities it now operates.
The Town of Exeter extends best wishes
to
South Huron Hospital
Your facility provides an extremely valuable
service to our community and your 30 years
of helping people is appreciated.
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