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The Orchard Hospital was erected by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1902 to provide temporary acocommodation during the smallpox epidemic. It was almost completely destroyed by fire-bombs during World War 2.
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- Alan Hughes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Braveheart, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Des Blenkinsopp, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Stephen Craven, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dave Kelly, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Anstiss, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- David Smith, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Trevor Harris, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Dartford Creek BarrierVisitor information · 1638 yd_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3772152.jpg/250px-Howbury_Farm_(Moated_Site)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_3772152.jpg "Photo: N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
Howbury moated siteScheduled monument · 1.0 mi
Erith Marshes Heavy Anti-Aircraft BatteryRuins · 1.0 mi
Large Barn at Howbury FarmListed building · 1.0 mi
City of London Boundary StoneMonument or public art · 1.1 mi
Sustrans milepost, Crayford NessMonument or public art · 1.2 mi
National Cycle Network Milepost, Crayford NessMonument or public art · 1.2 mi
Crayford NessHeadland · 1.3 mi
Erith Yacht ClubVisitor information · 1.3 mi
Time Line Sculpture, PurfleetPublic sculpture · 1.5 mi
Bird hide and sculpture, Rainham MarshesPublic sculpture · 1.6 mi
Watts's WoodForest · 2.0 miMore historic places in Dartford · All of Dartford
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