Cottage hospital established in 1876 and designed by Mr. Drew. Later adittions in the late 19th and earlier 20th century were designed by W. John Mercer. It is asymmetrical of stock brick with red tile roofs. The precise development of the building is not obvious. These is a foundation stone dated 16th July 1898 for the enlargement of the hospital to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and another in 1913 as a memorial to Edward VII. At sometime between 1921 & 1947 the hospital closed and became a library. It has now been converted into flats.(1)

Margate Cottage Hospital was used for military casualities during 1914-1918.

The Cottage Hospital on Victoria Road, Margate was established in 1876, and occupied a three bay cottage just to the south of the current complex. A small wing was added to the north, and in 1897, the original cottage was demolished and a new main block was constructed to the north. Various other extensions were added during the late C19 and early C20.

The hospital closed in 1930 and the building became a public library. In the 1980s it became a centre for the mentally ill, and by 2000 it had been divided into twelve residential flats.

The main block of the former Cottage Hospital is roughly square in plan, with two storeys, plus attic and basement. The building is of yellow stock brick; the upper floor to the front has an applied timber framework with pebble-dash in-fill panels. Built in the Domestic Revival style, the building has a hipped tiled roof with pitch-roofed dormers, an octagonal corner tower, a jettied first floor oriel, a number of tall chimneys and timber casement windows with heavy mullions and transoms. The various wings which have been added to either side of the main block reflect its architectural styling but are more modest in design and scale.

Cottage hospitals emerged in the 1860s to provide care for patients near their homes and family. They varied in size, but often included a small dispensary, and an operating theatre. They were intended to be as home-like as possible, and therefore were domestic in character and scale. Their success often led to additions and extensions, however with changes in health provision in the C20, many either fell out of use or were substantially extended to provide the necessary level of accommodation.

The success of Margate Cottage Hospital is reflected in the number of times it was extended and enlarged over its fifty-five year history and the domestic style of the main block has been carried through with care into the various extensions. (1)

Margate Cottage Hospital was assessed for listing in 2009 but failed to meet the required criteria.

Historic England archive material: BF101145 MARGATE COTTAGE HOSPITAL, 60 VICTORIA ROAD, THANET Miniature Format Film Number: 149/A,149/B

Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document). SKE31644.

<1> RCHME, 1993, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Compilation of Kent Hospitals Record Sheets, nbr 101145 (Unpublished document). SKE6841.