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Building record TR 04 SW 110 - Ashford Cottage Hospital

Summary

Cottage hospital establised in 1869 but was superseded by a purpose built hospital, erected in 1877. Constructed of red brick on an H-plan, it was extended in 1900 and a new ward wing was added in 1915. In 1926 a new hospital was built in Ashford and the building in Wellesley Road is now ocupied by various businesses as offices.

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Grid reference	TR 01301 43083 (point) Estimated from sources
Map sheet	TR04SW
County	KENT
District	ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish	ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT

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Full Description

Cottage hospital establised in 1869. The original premises, a converted house, werer superseded by this attractive purpose built hospital, erected in 1877. Constructed of red brick on an H-plan, it was extended in 1900 and a new ward wing was added in 1915. In 1926 a new hospital was built in Ashford and the building in Wellesley Road is now ocupied by various businesses as offices.(1)

Historic England archive material: BF101322 ASHFORD COTTAGE HOSPITAL Miniature Format Film Number: 187/B

<1> RCHME, 1993, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Compilation of Kent Hospitals Record Sheets (Unpublished document). SKE6841.

<2> RCHME edited by Harriet Richardson, 1998, English Hospitals 1660-1948 (Monograph). SKE6867.

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SKE6841 Unpublished document: RCHME. 1993. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Compilation of Kent Hospitals Record Sheets.
<2> SKE6867 Monograph: RCHME edited by Harriet Richardson. 1998. English Hospitals 1660-1948.