Padded cell from psychiatric ward, Farnborough Hospital

Made:
1936-1940 in London
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Eight panels
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Eight panels
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Eight panels
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Eight panels
Science Museum Group Collection
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Eight panels
Science Museum Group Collection
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Eight panels
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Eight panels
Science Museum Group Collection
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Eight panels
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Eight panels
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Eight panels
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Complete padded cell (nine panels, door, base, gutters, and other components) built to fit a room at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1970. Padded with horsehair and coated with a rubberised (presumably waterproof) coating, now flaking.

Parts

Front-left panel from padded cell

Front-left panel from padded cell

Left front panel ('D1' in diagram) from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940.

Measurements:
overall: 2090 mm x 1130 mm x 300 mm, 35kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , linen (textile) and horsehair
Object Number:
1988-572/2
type:
padded cell component
Side panel from padded cell

Side panel from padded cell

Left side panel ('Side 1' in diagram) from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940.

Measurements:
overall: 2090 mm x 660 mm x 300 mm, 30kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , linen (textile) and horsehair
Object Number:
1988-572/3
type:
padded cell component
Side panel from padded cell

Side panel from padded cell

Left side panel ('Side 2' in diagram) from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940.

Measurements:
overall: 2090 mm x 620 mm x 300 mm, 30kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , linen (textile) and horsehair
Object Number:
1988-572/4
type:
padded cell component
Corner panel from padded cell

Corner panel from padded cell

Left rear corner panel ('Corner 1' in diagram) from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940. In photographs of April 2012 assembly, this panel was mistakenly placed upside-down in the right rear corner.

Measurements:
overall: 2090 mm x 910 mm x 665 mm, 40kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , linen (textile) and horsehair
Object Number:
1988-572/5
type:
padded cell component
Rear panel from padded cell

Rear panel from padded cell

Centre rear panel ('Centre Back' in diagram) from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940.

Measurements:
overall: 2090 mm x 910 mm x 660 mm, 35kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , linen (textile) and horsehair
Object Number:
1988-572/6
type:
padded cell component
Corner panel from padded cell

Corner panel from padded cell

Right rear corner panel ('Corner 2' in diagram) from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940. In photographs of April 2012 assembly, this panel was mistakenly placed upside-down in the left rear corner.

Measurements:
overall: 2090 mm x 790 mm x 300 mm, 40kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , linen (textile) and horsehair
Object Number:
1988-572/7
type:
padded cell component
Right side panel from padded cell

Right side panel from padded cell

Right side panel ('Side 3' in diagram) from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940.

Measurements:
overall: 2090 mm x 630 mm x 300 mm, 30kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , linen (textile) and horsehair
Object Number:
1988-572/8
type:
padded cell component
Right side panel from padded cell

Right side panel from padded cell

Right side panel ('Side 4' in diagram) from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940.

Measurements:
overall: 2090 mm x 660 mm x 300 mm, 30kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , linen (textile) and horsehair
Object Number:
1988-572/9
type:
padded cell component
Right front panel from padded cell

Right front panel from padded cell

Right front panel ('D2' in diagram) from padded cell used at Farnborough Hospital, made by Pocock Brothers, 235 Southwark Bridge Road, London, England, 1936-1940.

Measurements:
overall: 2090 mm x 1150 mm x 300 mm, 35kg
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , linen (textile) and horsehair
Object Number:
1988-572/10
type:
padded cell component