Monument record TR 35 SE 164 - Crimea House Swimming Baths

Summary

Swimming baths at the Royal Marines School of Music. The baths were built in 1892 and were possibly used by convalescing patients, though this was not a feature of hospitals in the late 19th century. Built of red brick in English garden bond with elaborately moulded decorations. Closed 1995 and demolished 1998

Location

Grid reference TR 37752 51860 (point) Centred
Map sheet TR35SE
Civil Parish DEAL, DOVER, KENT
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Built to replace original building, location unclear, built in 1864 to train marines swimming after a number of marines died when two warships collided during the Crimea War. The building lied adjacent to the beach aligned e-w and was adjacent to the RM barracks. It was a rectangular building with a three-storey entrance block and boiler house structure at its west end, fronted by an elaborate porch.(3).

Additional Info (1,2)

Historic England archive material: BF090875 ROYAL MARINES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, WALMER, DEAL Miniature Format Film Number: 197/T,197/V,198/M,198/N,197/S


Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, 1998, Kent Minor Sites Series: Crimea House, Walmer, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE7347.

Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit, 1998, Kent Minor Sites Series: Crimea House, Walmer, Kent (Unpublished document). SKe7347.

<1> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, The Royal Marine Barracks Site, Deal, Kent: An Archaeological Implications Survey (Unpublished document). SKE7245.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Deal Barracks Redevelopment: Arch Evaluation Design (Unpublished document). SKE7248.

<3> English Heritage, 1997, Barracks Thematic List Review Summary Report and Recommendations (Bibliographic reference). SKE7346.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 1998. Kent Minor Sites Series: Crimea House, Walmer, Kent.
  • --- Unpublished document: Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 1998. Kent Minor Sites Series: Crimea House, Walmer, Kent.
  • <1> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. The Royal Marine Barracks Site, Deal, Kent: An Archaeological Implications Survey.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. Deal Barracks Redevelopment: Arch Evaluation Design.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. 1997. Barracks Thematic List Review Summary Report and Recommendations.

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  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey (EKE19937)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Building Survey at Crimea House, Walmer (EKE5419)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey at The Royal Marines Barracks, Deal: South Barracks (EKE5359)

Record last edited

May 2 2024 5:45PM