Royal Pavilion Military Hospital, c1917

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Digital Media Bank ID: 18026
Original Filename: dmas_ha927577_d01_ab10.jpg
Description: Monochrome photographic print postcard from the Local History collection, showing the entrance of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. Taken during building's use as a military hospital for limbless men during the First World War. A man in a wheelchair can be seen by the entrance. 1916-1920.
Categories: Timeline/ 1910s, Timeline/ World War One (1914-1918), Collections/ Local & Social History, Learning Themes/ WW1/ Photographs, Collections/ Local & Social History/ Historic Postcards  
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Credit: Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Licence: Public Domain / CC0
Caption: Royal Pavilion Military Hospital, c1917
Object or Artwork info
Type (of Object or Artwork): Postcard
Title (of Artwork / Object): Royal Pavilion Military Hospital, Brighton
Date Created (of Object / Artwork): 1916-1920
Description (Object or Artwork): This photographic print shows the entrance to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. A man in a wheelchair can be seen by the entrance. This photograph was taken during the buildings use as a military hospital. The Royal Pavilion, Dome and Corn Exchange acted as a military hospital for wounded Indian soldiers from December 1914 until early 1916 and for limbless men between 1916 until 1920.
Source (of Object / Artwork): Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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Other Keywords: local history, wounded, limbless, world war
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Latitude: 50.8224
Longitude: -0.1377
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Media: Image
Size: 2.58 MB; 4182 x 2688 pixels; 354 x 228 mm (print at 300 DPI);
Orientation: Landscape
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Linked Accession no.: HA927577