Nearly 100 people who were born in Corsham’s maternity home before it closed in the 1950s held a reunion.

The old maternity home, which is now a block of flats on the High Street, saw people sharing their memories of the town and meeting others who were born there between 1928 and its closure.

People aged 60-90 had a group photograph taken before the building’s owner opened it up for a tour.

Afterwards everyone met at the Springfield Community Campus to share photos and memories.

Organiser Dominic Campbell said: “It was fascinating and emotional, a funny reunion and a fantastic event.

“People bumped into each other who they hadn’t seen in years. There was a really nice mix of people who had come from all walks of life. Some used to live in houses on the High Street where their mum walked over and gave birth.

“We were surprised about the number of people who turned up, we thought 20 maybe. People from the Midlands to Cornwall turned up.”

Joan Leighfield, 86, from Chippenham, gave birth to her son Adrian there prematurely at seven months into her pregnancy.

She spent three months in the hospital in 1948 before going home with Adrian who weighed just five pounds. He died aged 55.

She said: “We have been thinking what a long time in between it has been. It brought back memories and it was nice to hear people’s stories. We were shocked about the number of people who were there, but everyone was so nice and friendly.

“It was only by luck that I read about it in the paper. I wouldn’t have missed it for the world.”

The reunion was part of a series of events in Corsham called Pass It On. The photos taken will go in the Corsham Area Heritage and Swindon and Wiltshire Heritage Centre archives.