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Garden of the Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, LondonThe Garden of the Middlesex Hospital, Mortimer Street, London. Date: 1909
Soldiers Relaxing Ww1Sikh and English soldiers in the British army enjoy a relaxed time chatting and playing a game of cards
Injured soldiers, WW1, 3rd Southern General Hospital, OxfordInjured soldiers - WW1 - No. 1003 Cowley Section - 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford. The importance of light and fresh air in aiding recovery was very prevalent in medical thinking at this time
Our Soldiers: how they are Made and MendedA series of intricate images by silhouette artist, H. L. Oakley showing scenes on the Western Front in a mounted regiment followed by the transportation of an injured officer to hospital
Allenburys NurseAdvertisement for Allenburys Diet for Invalids featuring a serene looking nurse sitting by a patients bedside knitting. A teapot, containing, presumably, some Allenburys concoction
A Good Turn - Get Well SoonA little girl reads a book with an invalid friend who is recuperating in bed. Date: c. 1930
Group on rear verandah, Quex ParkGroup of patients and one nurse on the rear verandah, overlooking the gardens, Quex Park. This verandah ran along the back of the Museum buildings and was used as a sheltered outdoor space in summer
Wounded French Soldiers - Saintes, FranceWW1 - Wounded French Soldiers at Saintes - a commune and historic town in southwestern France, in the Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Date: 1914
Guys Hospital - Henriette Raphael Nurses Home. Henriette Raphael gave her name to the first purpose-built nurses home at Guys Hospital which opened in 1902 & was funded by donations from her husband
The Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex - WWI eraThe Kitchener Hospital, Brighton, Sussex - WWI. Initially opened as Brighton Union workhouse on Race Hill, at Elm Grove in Brighton, Sussex, which opened in 1867
Australian patients at Dannes-Camiers Hospital, WW1Australian patients in bed in the open air at 22 General Hospital, Dannes-Camiers, near Boulogne, north west France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
Schaedels Farm, near Lindi, East Africa, WW1Schaedels Farm, near Lindi, East Africa, a place of relaxation for exhausted soldiers, August 1917, during WW1. 1917
Three Patients (one in bed) with nurses Date: 1916
Captain Commandant Bogaerts, Belgian Army. In the garden at Quex. Major Powell-Cotton had met Bogaerts in Africa a few years previously. He visited Quex on several occasions during the War. Date: 1915
Major Powell-Cotton and friends(Right to left) Major PHG Powell-Cotton, Captain Commandant Bogaerts, Belgian Army, Anne Bogaerts, his sister. In the garden at Quex.Major Powell-Cotton had met Bogaerts in Africa a few years
Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, C Ward, Quex Park.This ward was situated in the second of the two Museum galleries, built in the early 1900s and unfinished in 1914
Members of Birchington VAD. Seated (l-r) Mary Holmes (Lady Superintendent), Hannah Powell-Cotton (Commandant), Alice Cobb (Quartermaster). Standing (l-r) Elsie Alice Smith, Florence Perfect, ?, ?
Hannah Powell-Cotton and Pte CF Reynolds CEF 18684Hannah Powell-Cotton and Private CF Reynolds, 18684, 42nd Royal Highlanders (Canadian Expeditionary Force) preparing to leave Quex Park VAD Hospital on 1st October 1915
Patients in the Mess Room, Quex ParkBelgian Patients in the Mess Room, Quex Park. The Mess Room was situated in the Winter Garden, a large conservatory situated between Quex House and the Museum buildings
Belgian Patients in the Mess Room, Quex Park. The Mess Room was situated in the Winter Garden, a large conservatory situated between Quex House and the Museum buildings
Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, B Ward, Quex Park.This ward was situated in the first gallery of the Museum, built in 1896, The Gallery housed a diorama (right hand side of photograph)
Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, A Ward, Quex ParkBelgian Patients and VAD Staff in A Ward at the Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was situated in the drawing room of Quex House. Fifteen beds were used in this room
Mansford House, Birchington as VAD HospitalMansford House, Spencer Road, Birchington. Mansford House was one of the buildings used by the Birchington VAD detachment in the early days of its work in 1914 and 1915
Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, Quex Park. The Quex Park VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919. The hospital was run by Kent/178, the Birchington Detachment
Quex House with carView of the front of Quex House. Possibly taken just before the Hospital opened in mid October 1914. A small car is parked at the front
VAD Ambulance & Patients, Quex ParkVoluntary Aid Detachment Ambulance & Patients, Quex Park. Major Powell-Cotton converted two of his personal cars into ambulances and was the Area Transport Officer (VAD)
Group of staff & patients, Mansford HouseMansford House, Spencer Road, Birchington. Mansford House was one of the buildings used by the Birchington VAD detachment in the early days of its work in 1914 and 1915
Westgate-on-Sea Voluntary Aid Detachment, Kent / 64Westgate-on-Sea Voluntary Aid Detachment, Kent/64 outside the front door of Quex Park, Birchington, Kent UK. This detachment worked at Quex Park VAD Hospital for a month after the first patients were
Quex Park VAD Hospital Belgian & British PatientsQuex Park VAD Hospital, Birchington, Kent, UK. Belgian & British Patients in front of the buildings. The VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919
Six men, including Belgian patients, Quex House. At least three are Belgian patients. One appears to be in Boy Scout uniform. Others may be Quex House staff, one may be a visiting entertainer
Quex Park VAD Hospital staffQuex Park VAD Hospital, Birchington, Kent, UK. Staff, with Quex House domestic staff and Powell-Cotton children (Diana 1908-1986), Mary (1910-1998) and Antoinette (1913-1997)
The Waterloo Tower, Quex ParkThe Waterloo Tower was built in 1819 to house a ring of twelve bells for English change ringing. It was the first ring of twelve bells in Kent
The Round Tower, Quex Park in snow in February 1916. This tower was built in 1814 as a signalling station for the owner of Quex Park, John Powell Powell
A recuperating wounded WW1 soldier gets his comeuppance - initial delights at the idea of a massage from nurse on the Monday turns into stark realisation tat this might not be quite so pleasurable
Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home and College, Alton, HantsIn 1908, Sir William Purdie Treloar established The Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Hospital and College in Alton, Hampshire - The Aviary. Date: circa 1910
Silhouette of a woman in an armchair, relaxing with a cigarette and a teatime tray. The caption reads: It takes her from Monday to get fit again for Friday
Tuberculosis Sufferers - Davos, SwitzerlandTuberculosis Sufferers getting a real blast of cold fresh air at Davos, Switzerland. Date: circa 1906
Ale at public houseA gamekeeper, fresh from a shoot stops off at The Sportsmans Rest to be served a jug of ale with a loaf of bread
Turkish soldiers on leave in NiceTurkish soldiers in Nice, France whilst on leave
Queen Mary inspecting troopsQueen Mary, accompanied by Prince Albert (later George VI) and Princess Mary, at an inspection of troops near Aldershot, Hants