Patients race, Quex House garden

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Patients race, Quex House garden

Four patients are seen taking part in a race in the garden of Quex House, two nurses and a lady civilian are in the background watching, a man wearing a tailcoat and holding a rifle is watching from the right.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

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© The Powell-Cotton Museum Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

1881 1964 Birchington Civilian Closed Commandant Cotton Detachment Diversions Hannah Major Nurses Offered Opened Opportunities Patients Percy Powell Quex Relaxation Rifle Tailcoat Taking Valuable Watching

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