Listed Building record TR 37 SW 1058 - ROYAL SEA BATHING HOSPITAL MORTUARY

Summary

Grade II listed building. The Royal Sea Bathing Hospital Mortuary was built circa 1880. The mortuary was probably designed by James Knowles. It is a single storey building of red brick with stone dressings. The roof is not visible behind the stone coped brick parapet. The building is rectangular in plan.

Location

Grid reference TR 3433 7043 (point)
Map sheet TR37SW
Civil Parish MARGATE, THANET, KENT
County KENT
District THANET, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 37 SW MARGATE CANTERBURY ROAD
878/10/10008 Royal Sea Bathing Hospital Mortuary
II
Mortuary for the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital (qv). c1880, probably by James Knowles Jnr. Red brick with stone dressings. Roof not visible behind a stone coped brick parapet. Rectangular plan. Single storey. Entrance with stone ogee hoodmould, above which a lancet window with pointed, moulded hood under a stone coped stepped gable. Right hand return with buttresses and 2 small traceried windows; round-arched subsidiary entrance.
Listing NGR: TR3346869855 (1)

Additional source (2)

Historic England archive material: BF101142 Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Canterbury Road, Westbrrok, Margate Miniature Format Film Number: 149/A


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

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2006, The Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital, Canterbury Road, Margate: An Archaeological Survey of the Hospital Site and Buildings (Unpublished document). SKE17717.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2006. The Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital, Canterbury Road, Margate: An Archaeological Survey of the Hospital Site and Buildings.

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Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey (EKE19937)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Hospitals Project (EKE20853)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital and buildings, Canterbury Road, Margate (EKE12112)

Record last edited

Oct 30 2025 11:34AM