As a precaution some 340 patients have been moved, 132 to other hospitals. For a round-up of the day's top stories direct to your inbox, subscribe to our newsletter here. "On both the men's and the women's sides there are ample pleasure grounds in which to walk, and with the purpose of giving the idea of liberty there are no high walls, and the distant view is not obstructed. SKE7623. In the proceeding years it was, however, deemed fit enough for royal visitors, with both Princess Anne and Princess Diana welcomed there. This closed in 1994 and has been converted for residential use. PDF MAOAK 00 - eprints.oxfordarchaeology.com Kent's forgotten lunatic asylum Oakwood Hospital - KentLive Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice. She was in the hospital for 21 years iam wondering if you had seen a grave stating Clara Gunningham. oakwood hospital maidstone tunnels (SOmeyears ago I was involved in airfreighting Asparagus. Unfortunately, I don't have any evidence other than what my grandparents remember and what my mum remembers, as she worked there for a little while. 2000. As with many things in Victorian England, those that could afford it were offered better accommodation, and wealthy private patients were housed in a separate house in the grounds. The Darenth Asylum and Schools was built for "imbecile children" at the instruction of the Metropolitan Asylums Board. im in and out maidstone all the time due to college i haven't seen anything that related to tunnels but you never know have you tryed looking in some history to see they was? Turn left and. Cheers are you from Maidstone then? I've searched around the town centre for entrances but no luck. Chances are the tunnels have since been filled in as a new housing estate has been built on moat park I dare say there was once a city of passageways under Maidstone. For What's On content such as the latest openings, events, and shopping news see here. SKE6729. Now Open. This led to the construction of a two storey annexe for chronic patients, known as The Queens House, which was opened in 1850. I've heard the opticians at the top of Gabriels hill (where the bus stops are) is above alot of tunnels, there is apparently a chapel inbetween that building and the Lush shop on the other side. By the late 1860's further accommodation was required and another new wing, Hermitage House was built for 400 patients. But tragedy struck on November 29, 1952 after a fire broke out. We used to putthe asparagus in an insulated container which had a compartment on theoutside which was filled with dry ice. You can still see the dips in the ground where the entrances used to be. still interesting though. Good idea, I'll have a nosey about in the future some time. now doesn't that just makepurfect sense? Fieldwork methods and recording "I'he trenches were cleaned by hand and any revealed features were sanil)led to The Cross erected to the memory of all the persons buried here, and avenue of evergreen trees. Alledgedly they carried out various uses, such as transportingprisoners and air raid shelters, the tunnels alledgedly run from theold mental asylum (a good mile out of town), all the way down to theriver and beyond it, through parts of the high street (Gabriel'sHill), and out to County Hall where much of the local government isbased. Maidstone - Goudhurst. With growing demand for places for adults, more buildings went up in the late 1880s, 10 in total, five for men and five for women. This building was also designed by the architect John Whichcord Snr. . Oakwood Hospital in Barming Heath near Maidstone, England was a psychiatric hospital founded in 1833 as the Kent County Lunatic Asylum. Located in Barming Heath, it opened its doors in 1833, admitting its first 168 patients. SKE7297. Its absolutely fascinating anyway! Tell us more. Our sister paper the Dover Express visited the asylum in 1904 and published a descriptive account of the inside of the building. It was also home to Beech House Hospital School, which was in use up to the 1990s. When the policy of keeping mentally-ill people in institutions for many years was ditched towards the end of the 1900s, and services were transferred to Maidstone Hospital, Oakwood was closed. A blue plaque acts as a reminder of the Grade II-listed high street building's former resident. 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