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Building record TQ 64 SW 233 - Church Institute, Lower Green Road, Pembury
Summary
Church Institute, formerly National School, now Library, Pembury VAD hospital in World War 1
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6297 4141 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ64SW |
| Civil Parish | PEMBURY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Former Church Institute, now Library, used as Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital run by Kent/18 from Dec 1914 until Dec 1918. The building is still in use.
The building was formerly a National School for boys and girls. It is shown as a school on the 1862-75 map.
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document). SKE31644.
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Record last edited
May 14 2019 3:04PM