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Monument details

HER Number:TR 37 SW 85
Type of record:Building
Name:Penrhyn, 19 Sea Road, Westgate on Sea

Summary

Penrhyn, formerly Penrhyn Lodge, was used as a Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital during World War 1.


Grid Reference:TR 3247 7030
Map Sheet:TR37SW
Parish:MARGATE, THANET, KENT

Monument Types

  • HOSPITAL (Modern - 1915 AD to 1919 AD (between))

Full description

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Penryhn, formerly Penrhyn Lodge, was used as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital by Kent/64 VAD from Nov 1915 until Jan 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Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document).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 and further reading

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---Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004.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