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Monument details

Summary

Gravesend and Milton Union Workhouse,Trafalgar Road, the new Union Workhouse designed by John Gould was opened in 1846-7. It had an H-shaped layout with the fromt block containing the Guardian's board-room, the Master's room, and school rooms.

The front block was connected via single-storey kitchens and dining hall to the three-story main accommodation block at the rear. An infirmary was added at the north of the site in 1855, a new children's' ward in 1882, and accommodation for lunatics in 1891. The workhouse later became St James' hospital. The site has now been developed as St James Oaks sheltered housing and the original buildings demolished.

Monument Types

• (Former Type) WORKHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1845 AD to 2000 AD (between))

Full description

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Gravesend and Milton Union Workhouse,Trafalgar Road, the new Union Workhouse designed by John Gould was opened in 1846-7. It had an H-shaped layout with the fromt block containing the Guardian's board-room, the Master's room, and school rooms.

The front block was connected via single-storey kitchens and dining hall to the three-story main accommodation block at the rear. An infirmary was added at the north of the site in 1855, a new children's' ward in 1882, and accommodation for lunatics in 1891. The workhouse later became St James' hospital. The site has now been developed as St James Oaks sheltered housing and the original buildings demolished.

Peter Higginbotham, 2018, http://www.workhouses.org.uk (Website). SKE51754.

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© 2017 Kent Workhouses, 2018, Kent Workhouses & Poorhouses (Website). SKE51755.

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