Listed Building record TQ 75 NW 215 - QUEEN'S HOUSE AT OAKWOOD HOSPITAL

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1850 to 1974. A new asylum for the chronic insane added to Oakwood Hospital in 1850. This was designed by John Whichcord and is a 2-storey building in ashlar. The ends date from 1867. A few minor alterations after this date were by Martin Bulmer

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Grid reference TQ 7355 5531 (point)
Map sheet TQ75NW
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
ST ANDREW'S ROAD 1. 5278 Queens House at Oakwood Hospital TQ 75 NW 8/170D II
2. Mainly 1850, but the ends date from 1867 and there are some later additions at the rear. 2 storeys ashlar. Now 2 buildings joined by modern infill. Hipped slate roof with moulded eaves cornice. Each part has 20 sashes with glazing bars intact, then a further portion of 3 bays with a hipped roof and then an end portion of 1867 having 7 sashes.
Listing NGR: TQ7357655006 (1)

Historic England archive material: BF086905 Oakwood Hospital (formerly Kent County Lunatic Asylum), St Andrews Road, Barming, Maidstone Miniature Format Film Number: 149/Y


<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #28105 Listed Building, ]

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Mar 15 2024 2:11PM