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

1866 Birchington Commandant Detachment Diversions Museum.birchington Offered Opportunities Patients Percy Quex Recuperation Rehabilitation Tailcoat Valuable Voluntary

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