Gilbert Hair and Stratford on Avon Canal bronze plaque

This bronze commemorative plaque records: Gilbert Hair 1899 - 1965 An enlightened and courageous prison administrator whose vision enabled men from prisons to assist in the restoration of the Stratford on Avon Canal

Gilbert Hair was a pioneering prison administrator who facilitated the rehabilitation of prisoners by engaging them in the restoration of the Stratford-on-Avon Canal, thereby contributing to both canal heritage and prisoner reform.