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Monument details

HER Number:MKE123538
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Victoria Road, Margate

Summary

Site of Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Victoria Road, Margate


Full description

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Site of Deaf and Dumb Asylum , Victoria Road, Margate as shown on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Edition O/ S maps and the Margate Town map 8.7. The buildings have since been demolished.
The Royal School for Deaf Children, Margate was established in 1862. it was a branch of the London Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb which was developed by Rev. John Townsend to provide education for deaf children in 1792.


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.

Ordinance Survey, 1873, Margate - Kent XXV 8_7 (Map). SKE56376.

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.
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4.
---Map: Ordinance Survey. 1873. Margate - Kent XXV 8_7.