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Monument details

HER Number:	TQ 85 SW 102
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	C19th workhouse, Hollingbourne, Maidstone

Summary

Hollingbourne Union Workhouse built in 1836 (?) It is believed that it originally had an H-shaped layout and that the workhouse building was demolished in the 1920s (?). An associated mortuary, built in 1895 (?) still survives.

Grid Reference:	TQ 82084 54908
Map Sheet:	TQ85SW
Parish:	HOLLINGBOURNE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

WORKHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1900 AD (at some time))

Full description

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The following information was derived from 'workhouses.org' website and needs to be verified. Hollingbourne Union Workhouse was allegedly built in 1836. It is attested on an OS map of 1895. It is believed that the original building was demolished in the 1920s and after 1930 a private residence known as 'White Heath' was built on the site. The associated mortuary, built in 1895, is the only surviving building. [See MKE 42952 for the associated mortuary building]. There are associated records in the Centre for Kentish Studies and Canterbury Cathedral Archives.

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

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref.	Source description
---	Website: Peter Higginbotham. 2018. http://www.workhouses.org.uk.
---	Website: Kent Workhouses  © 2017 Kent Workhouses. 2018. Kent Workhouses & Poorhouses.

Related records

TQ 85 SW 103

Parent of: Late C19th workhouse mortuary, Hollingbourne, Maidstone (Building)