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Building record TQ 94 NE 55 - Lakeside Court Nursing Home
Summary
Lakeside Court Nursing Home was originally built as West Ashford Union Workhouse in 1835. It later became a hospital shortly after the second world war, and has in recent years been modernised and converted into a nursing home.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 96758 46402 (260m by 224m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ94NE |
| District | ASHFORD, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HOTHFIELD, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
A brick, largely two-storeyed workhouse built by the West Ashford Union in c.1835. There is a detached infirmary of temporary construction to the nw, possibly added at the turn of the century. Some of the original buildings have been demolished; those remaining have been modernised and converted into a nursing home.(1)
<1> RCHME, 1993, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Compilation of Kent Hospitals Record Sheets (Unpublished document). SKE6841.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6841 Unpublished document: RCHME. 1993. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Compilation of Kent Hospitals Record Sheets.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Lakeside Court Nursing Home (EKE5049)
Record last edited
Nov 27 2018 11:43AM