Dartford, DA1 - Livingstone Hospital
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Dartford, DA1 - Livingstone Hospital
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 30 Sep 2012
The absence of heavy traffic on this stretch of East Hill allowed the capture of a long shot of this section of the A226 with The Livingstone Hospital to the immediate left and "The Net Church" beyond it. The Welsh journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley,(1841-1904) - born John Rowlands - apparently laid the foundation stone for this cottage hospital on 21st April 1894. It is now run by the West Kent Primary Care Trust "for the care and rehabilitation of older patients recovering from illness or injury", having previously been a GP referral unit with a male ward, a female ward, x-ray facilities and a physiotherapy service. Previously there was also a separate maternity unit to the rear.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.442754
Longitude
0.22645