Hannah Powell-Cotton in donkey cart
Hannah Powell-Cotton in donkey cart outside the front door of Quex House. The cart is being driven by an Imperial hospital patient. Standing alongside is a member of the Quex House domestic staff. 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
Picture No
10991787
Media ID
47627682
Size
1688px x 1302px
(1.4MB)
Credit
© The Powell-Cotton Museum Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photographic print
Date
1915
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