The practice was established in the mid 1920's by Dr Ethel Downing , who was joined by Dr Hebe Coghill abd Dr Bridget Gurney in the 1930's.

A practice of 3 female GPs would be fairly unusual today but must have been very rare if not unique in the 1930's!

Senior Partners

In 1955 Dr Downing’s Nephew, Dr Harry Clarke joined the Practice and later became the Senior Partner until his retirement in 1995.

Dr Iain Paterson, Partner 1966-1999, Senior Partner from 1995

Dr Michael Walter, Partner 1969-2002, Senior Partner from 1999

Dr Peter Williams, Partner 1979-2021, Senior Partner from 2002

Dr Paul Frisby, Partner 1995-2025, Senior Partner from 2021

Dr Mark Jones, Partner 2010 –current, Senior Partner from 2025

The Practice has grown and developed to meet the health needs of an ever-changing society over 100 years.  Although how we deliver care has changed immensely over this time, the core values of patient-centred care continue to be at the heart of every development we make as a Practice.