Three men sitting in car outside Quex House.

Photograph of three men sitting in a car outside Quex House. The car is a 1914 Standard, Model 'S'. The man in the driving seat is wearing a chauffer's uniform. The carsheadlights and sidelights are covered. In the centre of the windscreen is an AA (Automobile Association) badge. This car belonged to Major Powell-Cotton of Quex Park. During the 1914-18 War Quex Park became a VAD Hospital. 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.

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Mary Evans

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1572 x 1126 pixels

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5 x 4 inches / 13 x 10 cm

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