History 1

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The practice was founded in the late 1870s, by Charles Hoadley MRCVS. who qualified in 1878 at the Royal Veterinary College, London. He was the first qualified Veterinary Surgeon to work in Cornwall. .

His future son in law Alfred Head FRCVS.CMG. qualified in 1897 and after returning from the Boer war, joined his father in law in the practice.

Stanley Head MRCVS. qualified in 1909 and joined his elder brother Alfred in the practice. Mr Hoadley retired and the two brothers named the practice Head and Head.

Stanley Head MRCVS.

Alfred Head MRCVS.

Charles Head MRCVS.

The History of Head and Head
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The large residence of Coinage Hall in the main street of Helston, was purchased for £700 in May 1911 and the practice worked out of these premises for the next 77 years.

Stanley moved to the Romney Marsh in 1926. Alfred then ran the practice on his own, until his son Charles Head MRCVS. qualified (also from London) in 1933.

Charles joined his father, in what was then a solely farm animal practice. They worked together until Alfred died in 1952. Norman Dinsdale joined the practice during the second world war and worked as a partner until his death in 1960.

Charles then ran the practice with one other assistant, until the mid sixties when it grew to four vets. John Saunders and Noel Stuart both joined the partnership in 1968, John Saunders was a partner until his death in 1975.