Building record TQ 97 SE 1090 - Site of former Sheppey Union Workhouse, Minster, wards Hill Road, Sheppey, Swale
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 9548 7327 (126m by 156m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ97SE |
| Civil Parish | MINSTER-ON-SEA, SWALE, KENT |
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Full Description
The Sheppey Union Workhouse was built on the site of the former Minster Poorhouse which had been in operation as early as 1630. A new Workhouse was built in 1784 which burnt down in 1789. It was replaced in 1815. An Infirmary was added in 1869 and also a scchool which closed in 1895. The union Workhouse itself closed in the early 1900's and re-opened as Minster Hospital in 1938. The site is now derelict although some of the original buildings still exist.
This was built on the site of the former workhouse,built in 1784. The constiuent parishes were Eastchurch (2), Isle of Elmley, Isle of Harty, Leysdown, Minster in Sheppey (6), Queenborough (2), Warden. Later Addition: Sheerness (from 1894).
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.
Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SKE30964 Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1.
- --- SKE30965 Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2.
- --- SKE30966 Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3.
- --- SKE30967 Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4.
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Record last edited
Mar 5 2019 11:33AM