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Patients in B Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital
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Patients in B Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital
B Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital was sited in Gallery 1 of the two museum galleries then existing. This room had been built as a pavilion in the garden of Quex House in 1896. The museum was extended into a second room alongside in the years before the First World War. Behind the beds can be seen the covering over the glass of the natural history diorama housed in this room. Other museum exhibits are on the wall and the case below them was also part of the museum fittings. This room accommodated 15 beds. 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: 1918
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This evocative photograph captures the quiet stillness of B Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital in 1918. The room, which was once a pavilion in the garden of Quex House, had been repurposed as a ward during the First World War. The room, now part of the museum galleries, accommodated 15 beds and was run by Kent/178, the Birchington Detachment. The Commandant was Hannah Powell-Cotton, wife of Major Percy HG Powell-Cotton, founder of the Powell-Cotton Museum. Behind the patients, the covering over the glass of the natural history diorama housed in this room can be seen. Other museum exhibits are on the wall and the case below them was also part of the museum fittings. The Quex Park VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919. The hospital provided essential care for wounded soldiers during the war years. The peaceful scene in this photograph belies the hardships and sacrifices endured by the patients and the dedicated staff who cared for them. This poignant image offers a glimpse into the past, providing a poignant reminder of the history of care and compassion that took place within these walls.
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