Apple Bobbing, Quex House garden
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Apple Bobbing, Quex House garden
Seven patients are gathered around at least one chair and some buckets. Five amused nurses are watching. The men are apple bobbing - trying to grab, using only their mouths, apples floating in buckets of water. The nurses are wearing the small cap and have the Red Cross on their aprons..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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EDITORS COMMENTS
This photograph, taken in the gardens of Quex House in 1915, depicts a delightful moment of recreation and camaraderie at the Quex Park VAD Hospital. Seven patients, dressed in hospital gowns, are engrossed in the traditional autumn activity of apple bobbing. They attempt to grab apples floating in buckets of water using only their mouths, their expressions reflecting a mix of concentration and amusement. Five cheerful nurses, wearing their distinctive small caps and Red Cross aprons, watch over the scene with smiles, adding to the light-hearted atmosphere. The gardens of Quex House provided invaluable opportunities for relaxation, games, and diversions for the patients of the hospital, which was run by the Kent/178, Birchington Detachment and commanded by Hannah Powell-Cotton. The hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919, offering respite and care to those in need during the trying times of the First World War.
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