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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 06 SW 1486 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of Faversham Union Workhouse, Lower Road, Faversham |
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Summary
Site of Faversham Union Workhouse
| Grid Reference: | TR 0009 6143 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR06SW |
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| Parish: | FAVERSHAM, SWALE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- WORKHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1836 AD to 1995 AD (between))
Full description
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The Union Workhouse was built on Lower Road in 1836 following the 1834 Poor Law Act and was demolished in 1995 . A resedential development was built on the site. The Workhouse is shown on the 1862-75, 1897-1900 and 1907-23 maps.The first Workhouse in Faversham was located on Church Street. It was demolished at sometime to make way for Brewery buildings.
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.
Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. |
| --- | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2. |
| --- | Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3. |
