Southlands Hospital
SOUTHLANDS HOSPITAL, 1-4, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025300
- Date first listed:
- 28-Aug-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Southlands Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTHLANDS HOSPITAL, 1-4, WEST STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1025300
- Date first listed:
- 28-Aug-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Southlands Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOUTHLANDS HOSPITAL, 1-4, WEST STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTHLANDS HOSPITAL, 1-4, WEST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Folkestone and Hythe (District Authority)
- Parish:
- New Romney
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 06242 24758
Details
TR 0624
1/41
WEST STREET (South West Side)
Southlands Hospital
Nos 1 to 4 (consec)
28.8.51.
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A group of Almshouses founded by John Southland and called after him Southland's
Hospital, They were founded in 1610 and rebuilt in1734. 2 storeys brown brick.
Tiled roof and brick modillion cornice, the bricks inserted diagonally with the
points protruding. The arrangement of the windows is rather unusual. Each house
has 1 sash on the ground and 1st floors and there are 2 sashes in all between the
ground and lst floors. The 5 sashes are set in moulded surrounds and both the ground
floor and the 2 sashes above have cambered heads. Plain doors with 4 narrow panels
running the whole length. Medieval stone rubble plinth with flint galleting.
Plaque: "This hospital being the gift of John Southland. Gent. Anno 1610 was
rebuilt at ye charge of Sir Robert Andrew and Sir Henry Furness Bart (date illegible)
and was further endowed by Thomas Baker Gent. Anno 1734 and by Richard Rothwell Da Daglish MRCS Anno 1908".
Cheriton Lodge, Nos 3 to 5 (consec), Southlands Hospital (Nos 1 to 4),
The Limes (Nos 1 & 2) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR0625424737
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 175067
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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