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PRN | 9517 | ||||
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Site or location name | Ayton Firs | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | Victorian country mansion built by Quaker and Hopetown Railway Foundry owner Alfred Kitching. The property passed to his son Alfred Edward Kitching in 1882. The house was used as an auxiliary hospital from October 1914 to November 1915. Mrs Annie Backhouse Kitching organised, established & maintained her Hospital entirely at her own cost & received no Government Grant whatever. | ||||
Monument Type | AUXILIARY HOSPITAL;HOSPITAL;AUXILIARY HOSPITAL | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | BRICK | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | |||||
Site Location | Ayton Firs | ||||
Postcode | TS9 6JB | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: NZ5568109313 (455681, 509313) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (17-02-2017) | ||||
Source | |||||
Joint War Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England (1921) Reports by the Joint War Committee and the Joint War Finance Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England. His Majesty's Stationary Office. London. | |||||
Kitching, Henry and Ian Pearce (2011) Notes on Great Ayton by Henry Kitching from 1918. http://greatayton.wdfiles.com/local--files/personal-recollections/Henry-Kitchings-memories.pdf | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (21-09-2008) | ||||
Copiled On | 17-02-2017 | ||||
Last Updated | 17-02-2017 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
Ayton Firs Manor (Green Lane, Great Ayton, Hambleton), house was used as an auxiliary hospital from October 1914 to November 1915. Rear elevation. (File name: 9517_1016.jpg) |
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