What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Hawkhurst Asylum This pillar is all that remains of the Hawkhurst Asylum which was burnt down in 1890 Recorded plaque organisation: Hawkhurst Heritage.
Hawkhurst Asylum was a psychiatric institution whose destruction by fire in 1890 left only this pillar standing, marking a significant loss to local mental health care facilities.
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Photo: Simon Harriyott · CC BY 2.0