"Netherne"

Previous title, replaced January 2025: Netherne Hospital, Surrey: buildings of the hospital and, in the foreground, staff (and patients?) of the hospital with their faces obscured. Watercolour by Muriel Lewis, 1967.

Painting of the exteriors of Netherne Hospital wards with staff and patients in the foreground, their faces obscured. Some people on the left are shown from behind, while others on the right, seen from the front, have blank faces. Inscribed by the creator on the front "Netherne". Signed by the creator in pencil on the reverse. Creator's name and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

May 1967

1 painting watercolour and gouache 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.