Pembury hospital
Pembury Hospital was a hospital near Pembury, Kent, England, run by the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, located north-west of the village of Pembury on Tonbridge Road.
Contents
- Pembury hospital
- Tour of the lifts at pembury hospital
- Location
- Tonbridge Workhouse
- Famous births
- References
The hospital closed and was demolished, except for a Grade II listed chapel, in 2010/11 and replaced by The Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
Tour of the lifts at pembury hospital
Location
The hospital was located on Tonbridge Road, around 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) to the north-west of Pembury, close to the A21 trunk road. It is surrounded by woodland on three sides.
Tonbridge Workhouse
The site was first developed in 1836 by the Tonbridge Poor Law Union as a workhouse (a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment). The building was designed by John Whichcord to accommodate 400 inmates. The two-acre site at Sandhill, Newbars Wood was chosen after the preferred site at Bo-Peep, Pembury was considered too expensive.
Further buildings and extensions followed, including:
The workhouse became Pembury County Hospital in 1938.
All of the existing hospital buildings have been demolished as part of the development of the new hospital, except for the Grade II listed chapel.
Famous births
People born at the former Pembury Hospital include athlete Dame Kelly Holmes, musician Shane MacGowan, philosopher Adam Hollman & footballer Jonny Williams .