Building record TR 37 SE 1430 - Wanstead House, Marine Convalescent Home
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3636 7120 (27m by 56m) |
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Map sheet | TR37SE |
Civil Parish | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Shown on OS map Kent XXV.4.19. Surveyed in 1873.
Also shown on 1st, 2nd and 3rd addition maps as a Convalescent Home.
Wanstead House Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital, Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, run by Kent/152, with 116 beds from October 1914-October 1917.
The 4th addition map (1929-52, shows the building being used as a School.
School listed on Government website as Stimson House School<1>
The building was demolished in 2008 along with adjacent properties and replaced by an apartment block, 'Burlington Place'.
Originally a hospital for children suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, opened in 1898, with early 20th century extensions. It was converted in the 1930's to a hospital for convalescent women and is now a private nursing home.
Historic England archive material: BF101143 DANEPARK NURSING HOME, WILDERNESS HILL, CLIFTONVILLE Miniature Format Film Number: 149/A
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.
Ordinance Survey, 1873, Margate - Kent XXV 4_19 (Map). SKE56393.
Ordinance Survey, 1873, Margate - Kent XXV 4_24 (Map). SKE56387.
Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.
Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company, 2008, Archaeological Monitoring & Recording at the former Stimson House, 1-19 Eastern Esplanade, Margate, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE17910.
<1> Government, Stimson House School, 1-19 Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, CT9 2HH (Website). SKE57119.
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SKE17910 Unpublished document: Swale and Thames Archaeological Survey Company. 2008. Archaeological Monitoring & Recording at the former Stimson House, 1-19 Eastern Esplanade, Margate, Kent.
- --- 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.
- --- SKE56387 Map: Ordinance Survey. 1873. Margate - Kent XXV 4_24.
- --- SKE56393 Map: Ordinance Survey. 1873. Margate - Kent XXV 4_19.
- <1> SKE57119 Website: Government. Stimson House School, 1-19 Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, CT9 2HH.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Hospitals Project (EKE20853)
Record last edited
May 7 2025 2:38PM