The Mount playing fields, Ospringe
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The Mount playing fields, Ospringe
Image: © pam fray Taken: 11 Apr 2021
In the distance is The Mount, a large 18th-century house, Grade II listed. In 1837 it was occupied by Lieutenant-general Gerard Gosselin who died in 1859 and by 1866 the house was occupied by Percy Beale Neame, a hop farmer who, in 1864, had become a partner in the Faversham brewing business which became known as Shepherd Neame. It was used as a hospital during World War I and after the war it was used as a home for refugee children from Serbia. In 1921 it became a National Children's Home property, closing in the 1930s. The building was later used as an office by the Ministry of National Insurance and by the Kent Agricultural Emergency Committee. It is now divided into residential flats.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.311136
Longitude
0.876443