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Monument record TQ 75 NW 390 - Former site of Hermitage House at Oakwood Hospital
Summary
Psychiatric ward block. Psychiatric ward block for 400 inmates added to Oakwood Hospital in 1867. Built to designs by Martin Bulmer.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7340 5542 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75NW |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BARMING, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Full Description
Hermitage House is a psychiatric ward block for 400 inmates which was added to Oakwood Hospital in 1867. Martin Bulmer designed the building. Demolished early 21st century.
Historic England archive material: BF086905 Oakwood Hospital (formerly Kent County Lunatic Asylum), St Andrews Road, Barming, Maidstone Miniature Format Film Number: 149/Y
Kent County Council, 1987-, Kent County Council: holding record (Miscellaneous Material). SKE59004.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE59004 Miscellaneous Material: Kent County Council. 1987-. Kent County Council: holding record.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 8 2026 11:12AM