“Swindon House” is named in memory of Anne and Francis Young, two hoteliers who made Barbados their home in the 1970s. Francis worked as a chef at the Sandy Lane Hotel. Anne assisted with the 17th Barbados Brownie Pack which met at Leacock’s Private School (St Peter) and was Maxine’s “Tawny Owl”. When they returned to England, they moved to Swindon and converted an old church chapel into an enchanting countryside hotel known as “The Peartree at Purton”. We spent many happy times at The Peartree with the Young family during our various periods of study and vacationing in England.
Maxine McClean-Goddard Dr Carlisle Goddard
Dr Carlisle Goddard Medical Director