Hoppers Hospital, Five Oak Green Road, Capel, Kent

Originally a farmhouse it was used as an ale house and in the late 19th century was bought up by a Roman Catholic charity for use as a hospital for the hop-pickers who came out every year from from the East End of London.

Location

Kent Capel

Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Tags

hospital welfare worker farming poor health church faith Victorian (1837 - 1901)