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Building record TQ 55 SW 40 - The Croft (formerly Sevenoaks Urban District Isolation Hospital)
Summary
Small isolation hospital, function now unknown
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 51891 52959 (point) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55SW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
This small isolation hospital, designed by W.H. Ansell of London, comprised an administration building, two single-storeyed ward blocks, and a combined laundry, mortuary and amblance shed. It was built in 1902 and provided twelve beds. The administration building was extended in 1939.(1)
Historic England archive material: BF101355 THE CROFT, SEVENOAKS Miniature Format Film Number: 187/S,187/T
<1> RCHME, 1993, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Compilation of Kent Hospitals Record Sheets (Unpublished document). SKE6841.
<2> 1900, Building News (Serial). SKE6851.
<3> RCHME edited by Harriet Richardson, 1998, English Hospitals 1660-1948 (Monograph). SKE6867.
Sources/Archives (3)
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey (EKE19937)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Air Photograph Interpretation, Ramsgate (EKE22367)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of The Croft (EKE5069)
Record last edited
May 7 2025 8:53PM