Ada Vachell

Her mother was Mary Anne or Marian (born Fedden) and William Vachell who was an iron merchant and three times Mayor of Cardiff.

Scarlet fever left Ada weak and partially deaf and it killed two of her three brothers.

Vachell (like Kimmins) took her motto ‘Laetus sorte mea’ (‘Happy in my lot’) from Ewing's book.

[3] In 1913 Vachell's charity built what is now called the Guild Heritage Building in Bragg's Lane in Bristol.

This red brick building was innovative as it featured ramps and wide doorways to ensure that it was accessible to people with disabilities.

Vachell's blue plaque
Engraved plaque. At the top left is a crutch crossed by a sword, the symbol of the guild of the handicapped she founded. The plaque reads: A woman made strong by God to give love to the lonely Valour to the weak Comfort to the sorrowful