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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 67 SW 1563
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Huggens's College, College Road, Northfleet, Gravesend, Gravesham

Summary

Site of Huggens's College, Northfleet


Grid Reference:TQ 6164 7459
Map Sheet:TQ67SW
Parish:GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Monument Types

  • ALMSHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1847 AD to 1968 AD)

Full description

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Huggens's College Almshouses in Northfleet were built in 1847 by John Huggens. They were demolishe in 1968 and new retirement bungalows and chapel were built on the site. The Chaplain's house,originally a farmhouse, is all that remains of the former College. The original buildings are shown on thw 1862-75, 1897-1900 and 1929-52 maps.


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, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.

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. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4.