Gallery
Join us on a visual tour through history as you view the images in the gallery.
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A regular bus service ran to the hospital.
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A stone from the oldest cemetery at Darenth, which contains many thousands of smallpox graves. Annie Eager was a member of staff and the stone erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board.
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Administration Block for Adults. 1910
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Administration Block for Children. 1910
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Administration Building
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Woodcutting. 1910
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The Colony Band. 1910
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An unmodified ward at Darenth Park, note the gas lighting and fireplace.
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Coronation Ball 1953
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Darenth Park 1949
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Darenth Park War Memorial moved from the entrance to the Cemetry now know as Darenth Rest
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Darenth Park, Bluewater now stands on the site of the chalk pit.
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Darenth Park, looking towards the Recreation Hall. 1978
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Darenth Park, Old Cemetry, many smallpox victims are buried here.
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Darenth Park, originally one part was the Darenth Schools and the other the Aduld Colony, they later bcame male and female hospitals.
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Darenth Park, rear of chapel. 1978
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Darenth Training Colony-Girl Guides c.1920
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Plan of the Training Colony. 1920
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Girls in the Laundry. 1920
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Haymaking. 1920
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Fete Programme 1921
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Fete programme for 1927
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Fete day 1934
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Fete day. 1934
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Staff cricket team 1952-1953
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Staff football team 1952-1953
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Staff. No date
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Staff. No date
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Robin Hood and Babes in the Wood Pantomime by Staff. 1978
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Henry Beckham, Clothing Manager at one of the 'Clothes Shows'. 1978
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Male administration block. 1985
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Male administration block. 1985
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Female staff changing block. 1985
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Interior of the Church of Englan Chapel. 1986
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Church of England Chapel. 1986
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Patients Outing
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Sports and Recreation Hall. 1986
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Summer 1990, looking across the fields to Darenth Park. In the old plans the fields immediately below the hospital are known as the sewage farm and were covered with scrub.
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as it fell below, about 200ft. It was the engineer's job to go down the ladder and inspect the well. 1993
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The Clock Tower being demolished 1997. Each clock face was 6 ft in diameter. The bell in the tower weighed 8.25 cwt.
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The oldest cemetry, now know as Southern Rest.
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The watertower rose as far above the ground....
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THEOPE
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Ward Blocks.
