The exterior of the isolation ward in the military hospital at Woburn Abbey, showing injured soldiers lying in bed with the ward open along one side to treat infectious disease

Date:
21 Jul 1915
Location:
Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Central Bedfordshire
Reference:
BL23137
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

This photograph was taken for Dame Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, who converted part of Woburn Abbey in to a military hospital during the First World War. The ward is open along one side due to open-air treatment being used in the early 20th century for both injuries and infectious diseases.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company

Client: Russell, Mary

Keywords

Ward, Early 20th Century Military Hospital, Country House, First World War, Health And Welfare