Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

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Printed signage and safety information displayed at the
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Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Printed signage and safety information displayed at the
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Printed signage and safety information displayed at the
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Printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020, consisting of:

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6 copies of welcome sheets for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end

2 copies of welcome sheets for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end, including handwritten instructions,

Laminated A4 landscape sign HM Government on 2 metres social distancing

Laminated A4 portrait sign HM Government on 2 metres social distancing including Protect Yourself Others & The NHS and Save Lives

3 A4 laminated copies of photography and filming sessions with NHS Royal Free London logo and Royal Free Charity logo

2 copies of laminated A4 landscape sign ‘Cutting Room’ with NHS Royal Free London logo and Royal Free Charity logo

2 A4 laminated copies of No Exit signs

A3 laminated Exit sign

A3 laminated Welcome sign

A3 laminated Cutting Room sign

A3 laminated Finishing Room sign

A3 laminated Way Out sign

A3 laminated Sewing Room sign

5 copies of A3 laminated ‘Please practice social distancing’ with Hampstead Gown Factory logo, NHS Royal Free London logo and Royal Free Charity logo

Orange background numbers 1 to 10 inclusive

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

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Category:
Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
Object Number:
2021-444
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
type:
signs

Parts

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Welcome sheet for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/1
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Welcome sheet for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/2
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Welcome sheet for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/3
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Welcome sheet for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/4
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Welcome sheet for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/5
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Welcome sheet for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/6
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Welcome sheet for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end, with handwritten instructions, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/7
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Welcome sheet for volunteers with instructions for arrival, during a shift and at the end, with handwritten instructions, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/8
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A4 laminated landscape sign, with the words 'You need to stay 2 metres apart to save lives now' with the HM Government logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/9
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A4 laminated portrait sign, with the words 'Coronavirus. Keep your Distance. Save Lives' with a red and yellow square box 'Protect yourself, others & the NHS. Save Lives.' with the HM Government and NHS logos and visuals of the COVID-19 virus, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/10
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A4 laminated portrait sign informing volunteers of photography and filming, with Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/11
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A4 laminated portrait sign informing volunteers of photography and filming, with Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/12
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A4 laminated portrait sign informing volunteers of photography and filming, with Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 297 mm x 210 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/13
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A4 laminated landscape sign, ‘Cutting Room’, with Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/14
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A4 laminated landscape sign, ‘Cutting Room’, with Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/15
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A4 laminated landscape sign, ‘No Exit’, white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 420 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/16
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A4 laminated landscape sign, ‘No Exit’, white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/17
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated landscape sign, ‘Exit’, white text on an orange background, with a white arrow, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 297 mm x 420 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/18
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated landscape sign, ‘Welcome’, white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 297 mm x 420 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/19
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated landscape sign, ‘Cutting Room’, white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 297 mm x 420 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/20
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated landscape sign, ‘Finishing Room’, white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 297 mm x 420 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/21
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated landscape sign, ‘Way Out', white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 297 mm x 420 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/22
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated landscape sign, ‘Sewing Room’, white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 297 mm x 420 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/23
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated portrait sign, ‘Please practice social distancing. 2 metres, 6 feet’, white and black text on an orange background, with the Hampstead Gown Factory, Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 420 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/24
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated portrait sign, ‘Please practice social distancing. 2 metres, 6 feet’, white and black text on an orange background, with the Hampstead Gown Factory, Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 420 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/25
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated portrait sign, ‘Please practice social distancing. 2 metres, 6 feet’, white and black text on an orange background, with the Hampstead Gown Factory, Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 420 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/26
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated protrait sign, ‘Please practice social distancing. 2 metres, 6 feet’, white and black text on an orange background, with the Hampstead Gown Factory, Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 420 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/27
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

A3 laminated portrait sign, ‘Please practice social distancing. 2 metres, 6 feet’, white and black text on an orange background, with the Hampstead Gown Factory, Royal Free Charity and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust logo, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 420 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper and plastic
Object Number:
2021-444/28
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 1 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/29
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 2 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/30
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 3 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/31
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 4 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/32
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 5 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/33
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 6 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/34
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 7 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/35
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 8 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

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During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/36
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 9 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/37
type:
signs
Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Signage from the Hampstead Gown Factory

Number 10 printed in white text on an orange background, part of the printed signage and safety information displayed at the Hampstead Gown Factory, a Royal Free Charity volunteer project to produce surgical gowns for key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, London, 2020

More

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) was the only way for healthcare workers to protect themselves. A shortage of PPE dominated the first UK lockdown, with many key workers having to adapt existing materials or rely on volunteer pools.

One such pool was set up by the Royal Free Charity to provide surgical gowns for the Royal Free and Barnet hospitals. The self-titled Hampstead Gown Factory, based at Wac Arts in Hampstead, began making gowns from surgical drapes in April 2020.

Each morning and afternoon shift had 60 volunteers. Everyone had a set task such as sewing shoulder seams, cutting, checking, filling bobbins, quality control and packing. At peak productivity, 800 surgical gowns were made every day. Volunteers were regularly tested for COVID-19, completed a health check questionnaire and had their temperature checked on arrival, as well as observing social distancing.

Overall, 614 volunteers made 50,000 surgical gowns at the HGF. Surgical gowns cannot be made at home as they need to be produced in as sterile an environment as possible.

For many of the Hampstead Gown Factory volunteers, the project offered personal benefits too. It provided a focus during the first lockdown, was a chance to use existing skills and learn new ones, and to become part of a community not mediated by screens.

Measurements:
overall: 210 mm x 297 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
2021-444/38
type:
signs