Abbotsford Nursing Home, Eglinton Road, Radio Plaque                                            30 June 2003

Abbotsford Nursing home opened on 20 February 1986 with 24 beds. It now has 35 beds. Before it became a nursing home, it was owned by Doctor Beaton, a local general practitioner. He bought the house from the Hogarth family who ran the Hogarth Shipping Company. The house was originally called the 'The Garth' and was built in 1898.

On 11 December 1921, the first transatlantic radio signals were received near Abbotsford Nursing Home.  The plaque above commemorates the event.

Click here to see the plaque text.