German POW at Hemel Hempstead & a link with Florence Nightingale

Cemmaes Court in 1897

In my book, The London Gunners come to Town I mentioned that after the war Cemmaes Court had been used to house German prisoners of war.

I have now had a request for a picture of the house and decided to find out more about it and who lived there.

It appears to have been built as a retirement home for Dr James Vaughan Hughes - who had been Surgeon Major in the Crimean War - and not only treated Florence Nightingale when she was ill, but was nursed by her when he was ill.

The information I have on Cemmaes Court has been posted at

CEMMAES

If you can add anything about the history of the house, and particularly if you can provide a photograph of it I will be very grateful.