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The Maison Dieu is a late fifteenth to early sixteenth-century building in Kent that incorporates substantial remains of a medieval hospital foundation. The structure preserves significant elements of the earlier hospital's fabric, demonstrating the continuity of institutional use and adaptation across the medieval and early modern periods. The building represents an important example of how medieval charitable institutions were modified and repurposed during the Tudor era, retaining architectural features that reflect both its original function and later modifications. Its survival makes it a valuable record of medieval healthcare infrastructure and the evolution of institutional buildings in Kent.
The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011801. View the official record →
The Maison Dieu is a late fifteenth to early sixteenth-century building in Kent that incorporates substantial remains of a medieval hospital foundation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011801.
The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1011801.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chart gunpowder mills (0.7 km), A Romano-British mausoleum, an associated Romano-British building and a parish church at Stone-by-Faversham (1.3 km), Oare gunpowder works (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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The Maison Dieu, a late C15 to early C16 building incorporating part of a medieval hospital stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.