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Building record TR 16 NE 1353 - Passmore Edwards Convalescent Home For Friendly Societies, Herne Bay
Summary
Three-storey convalescent home built between 1897 and 1899. Housing fifty male patients and of Canterbury red brick, stone dressings and a tile roof it was designed by A Saxon Snell and erected by Messrs Wall and Co of London. VAD Military Hospital opened in Passmore Edwards Convalescent Home for Friendly Societies.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1915 6752 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR16NE |
| Civil Parish | HERNE BAY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
Three-storey convalescent home built between 1897 and 1899. Housing fifty male patients and of Canterbury red brick, stone dressings and a tile roof it was designed by A Saxon Snell and erected by Messrs Wall and Co of London. Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital of 170 beds opened in the Friendly Societies Convalescent Home in 1916 and closed in 1919. The building is still in use.
Historic England archive material: BF101435 PASSMORE EDWARDS CONVALESCENT HOME FOR FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, BELTINGE
Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document). SKE31644.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE31644 Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004. Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: RCHME: Hospitals Project (EKE20853)
Record last edited
May 16 2025 12:10PM