Building record TQ 44 SE 215 - Eden Hall, Hartfield Road, Edenbridge

Summary

Now St Andrew's Convent WWI Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital

Location

Grid reference TQ 4619 4288 (point)
Map sheet TQ44SE
County KENT
Civil Parish COWDEN, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Eden Hall, now St Andrew's Convent, was run by Kent/88 VAD as a WWI Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital from Oct 1914 to Jan 1919. (1)

In 2020 and Hertiage Statement was prepared due to pland for demolition and redevelopment. Eden Hall was originally an 18th C farmhouse that was significantly rebuilt in 1878 in late Victorian Arts & Craft style and is considered of local heritage interest and value. It retains an 18th century fireplace from the original farmhouse building and a grand timber staircases and fireplaces from the 19th century building. (2)


<1> Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document). SKE31644.

<2> Heritage Collective, 2020, Heritage Statement, Eden Hall, Hartfield Road, Edenbridge, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE53689.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004. Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Heritage Collective. 2020. Heritage Statement, Eden Hall, Hartfield Road, Edenbridge, Kent.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Heritage Statement, Eden Hall, Hartfield Road, Edenbridge, Kent (Ref: 2130B) (EKE20539)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2024 11:30AM