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johnfilmer:
That was hard work to finally find that it was a building within a few hundred yards of our old business premises...

Both my sons were born there, we had the 3am dash for the first. My wife got some strange looks when she was asked about how often the contractions had been, and she said that she had to stop timing them that evening while she mucked out the stables. Luckily I'm allergic to horses  :)

Meanwhile, back on topic, where is this pillbox? The road is a busy A road that I suspect many of us (certainly me) have used many times.

Mid Kent

John Walker:
Well done JohnFilmer.  West Kent Hospital, Maidstone.  My maternal great grandfather, George Impett, was employed as head gardener at Roydon Hall in 1906.  The family lived in a tied-cottage near Wateringbury.  In 1907, my great-grandfather suddenly became ill and was taken to the West Kent Hospital, where he died.  (The family story is that he was kicked in the head by a horse)
My Great Grandmother and five children were then forced to leave the tied-cottage and moved to Canterbury, where they lived in a slum for many years.

johnfilmer:
It’s the old Maidstone Hospital in Marsham Street, where now stands Hengist Court.

Beachbum:
Thomas Place, Maidstone?

John Walker:
Beachbum is closest with King's Lodge, Maidstone.  Don't forget, this building was demolished in the 80s/90s.

Replaced by a large sheltered housing complex which is named after an ancient king.

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