A hospital was established in Deal as early as 1861 but by the 1920's the local residents had contributed sufficient funds to build a new hospital as a war memorial. Adams, Holden and Pearson drew up the plans for the building which was erected in 1923. It was a one-storey and two-storey buildig of brick with wards for adults, a small children's ward and single rooms for paying patients. There was also an octagonal operating theatre. Minor extensions were made by the same architects in the 1930's and a new nurses' home built to the north. The hospital was transfered to the NHS in 1948 and continues to function as a small general hospital. (1,2)

Historic England archive material: BF101316 VICTORIA HOSPITAL, DEAL Miniature Format Film Number: 151/F

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 RCHME, 1993, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Compilation of Kent Hospitals Record Sheets (Unpublished document).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