Hospital Sports, Quex House garden
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Hospital Sports, Quex House garden
Patients in shirtsleeves are playing the game of trying to eating an apple hanging from a string tied to a horizontal line. VAD nurses, civilians, including a man in top hat, tailcoat and holding a rifle, and other patients are watching. The gardens of Quex House offered valuable opportunities for relaxation, games and diversions. 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. The Commandant was Hannah Powell-Cotton (1881-1964), wife of Major Percy HG Powell-Cotton (1866-1940) of Quex Park, founder of the Powell-Cotton Museum. Date: 1915
Media ID 14244877
© The Powell-Cotton Museum Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
1881 1964 Apple Birchington Civilians Closed Commandant Cotton Detachment Diversions Eating Hanging Hannah Including Major Nurses Offered Opened Opportunities Patients Percy Powell Quex Relaxation Rifle Shirtsleeves String Tailcoat Tied Valuable Watching
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