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Monument details

HER Number:TR 36 NE 10
Type of record:Building
Name:VAD hospital, Whittuck Convalescent Home, Western Esplanade, Broadstairs

Summary

Whittuck Convalescent Home, Voluntary Aid Detachment hospital, Wetern Esplanade, now known as Braeside. Voluntary Aid Detachment hospital.

Grid Reference:TR 3970 6706
Map Sheet:TR36NE
Parish:BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • (Alternate Type) HOSPITAL (Modern - 1914 AD to 1918 AD (at some time))

Full description

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Whittuck Convalescent Home, now known as Braeside, was used as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital at some time during World War 1. 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Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document).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 and further reading

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---Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004. Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War.