Cushion : Quex Park VAD patients & staff in hall of house
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Quex Park VAD patients & staff in hall of house
VAD hospital patients and staff in the hall of Quex House in March 1915. The hall was used as a recreation space for the patients. A Ward of the hospital was beyond the door on the left, in the Drawing Room. A notice on the door says NO ONE TO ENTER WARD WITHOUT..... (rest obscured). The patients include British soldiers (wearing the patients uniform of hospital blues - blue serge jacket & trousers, white shirt and red tie) and Belgian patients. The latter wore their uniform or civilian clothing. The Belgians include Oscar Van Audenhove, a soldier from Ghent who painted the background to one of the Museum dioramas while at Quex (he is sitting behind the table). The nurse second from the left is Mary E Holmes, who worked as the Matron of the Hospital in 1915. The nurse three from the right is Fanny Watson, a local woman who worked as a VAD nurse at Quex throughout the War. This room remains largely unchanged at Quex House today. The furniture in the photograph is still in the room, as is the mirror on the wall. 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. Major Powell-Cotton was the VAD Transport Officer for the Isle of Thanet area, responsible for organising the transport of patients from the stations to the local hospitals. Date: 1915
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Media ID 14305730
© The Powell-Cotton Museum Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Belgian Belgians Blues Civilian Enter Ghent Include Notice Obscured Oscar Patients Recreation Rest Serge Shirt Space Staff Trousers Ward Without Wore
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EDITORS COMMENTS
In this evocative photograph taken in March 1915, we see a group of patients and staff gathered in the spacious hall of Quex House, which served as a recreational space for the Quex Park VAD Hospital. The hospital, which opened in October 1914 and closed in January 1919, was run by Kent/178, the Birchington Detachment, under the command of Hannah Powell-Cotton, wife of Major Percy HG Powell-Cotton of Quex Park. The hall, with its ornate fireplace and large windows, offers a momentary respite for the patients from the rigors of their treatment. The patients in the photograph include British soldiers, easily identified by their hospital blues - blue serge jackets and trousers, white shirts, and red ties. Among them is a group of Belgian patients, some wearing their uniforms and others civilian clothing. One of the Belgian patients, Oscar Van Audenhove, a soldier from Ghent, is seated behind a table, painting the background for one of the Museum dioramas while at Quex. The two nurses in the photograph, Mary E Holmes and Fanny Watson, were key figures in the hospital's operation. Mary E Holmes served as the Matron of the Hospital in 1915, while Fanny Watson was a local woman who worked as a VAD nurse throughout the war. The room in which the photograph was taken remains largely unchanged at Quex House today, with the original furniture and the mirror on the wall still in place. This poignant image offers a glimpse into the daily life of the Quex Park VAD Hospital and the courage and resilience of its patients and staff during a time of great upheaval.
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