"Better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all"

Previous title, replaced January 2025: A man in a pinstripe suit falls dramatically from a crumbling tower whilst a man and a woman watch; a line of men in pinstripe suits climb a steep staircase to the same tower; in the distance a man stands watching from the doorway of Netherne Hospital. Pencil drawing by Michael O'Conner, 1966.

Pencil drawing of a man in a pinstripe suit falling head first from a crumbling tower whilst a man and a woman with hands bound to each other in manacles watch. A line of men in pinstripe suits climb a steep staircase to the same tower whilst in the distance a man stands watching from the doorway of Netherne Hospital. Inscription and creator's name written by the creator on the front. Hospital ward, creator's name and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

December 1966

1 drawing pencil on paper

Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was stored in a folder on 1st floor, Reay House, Lambeth Hospital.

The title has been taken from wording on the object.