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Building record TQ 75 NE 985 - Howard de Walden Institute, Marsham Street, Maidstone
Summary
Former Howard de Walden Institute and then Nurses' Home, now Maidstone Community Support Centre, used as VAD Hospital during World War 1.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7638 5583 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75NE |
| Civil Parish | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Full Description
Howard de Walden Institute, formerly Nurses' Home for West Kent Hospital and latterly Maidstone Community Support Centre, was used as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital run by Kent/190 VAD of 50 beds from Sep 1914 until Mar 1919. The building is still in use.
Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document).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- --- SKE31644 Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004.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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Record last edited
Aug 30 2016 11:22AM