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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 36 NW 1267 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | VAD Hospital Quex Park, Birchington |
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Summary
Quex Park, Birchington was used as a Voluntary Aid Hospital (1914-1919) run by Kent/178 and had 79 beds.
| Grid Reference: | TR 3087 6829 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR36NW |
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| Parish: | BIRCHINGTON, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- (Former Type) HOSPITAL (Modern - 1914 AD to 1919 AD (throughout))
Full description
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Quex Park, Birchington was used as a Voluntary Aid Hospital from October 1914 - January 1919. It was run by VAD Kent/178 and had 79 beds. Initially it was staffed by Westgate VAD detachment but in November 1914 the Birchington detachment took over.. There were three wards which were situated in the drawingroom and the two galleries. The house is currently open to the public.
Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document). SKE31644.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004. Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War. |
Related records
| TR 36 NW 1058 | Part of: Quex House, Museum and Gardens (Listed Building) |
