Westwood, Kent
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History
Westwood developed on the road between Margate and Ramsgate (now designated the A254). Most of the village is in the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's.
Haine Hospital opened as an isolation hospital in 1902.[1] A 2015 car park collapse beneath the Westwood Cross Primark store revealed underground tunnels believed to have been constructed during World War I training exercises. Researchers suggested they were subsequently used as air raid shelters for servicemen at the hospital and then sealed up.[2][3]
The village became a focus for retail development towards the end of the 20th century, and is now one of four designated Town Centres in Thanet.[4]
Economy
Shopping centres in Westwood include Land Securities' Westwood Cross, and Hammerson's East Kent Retail Park and Westwood Gateway Retail Park.[5]
Notable residents
Entertainers Kate and Harry Rickards had a country home called "Westwood Lodge" in the village in the early 1900s.[6][7]
References
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- ↑ National Archives https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=462&page=25
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- ↑ Thanet Local Plan https://www.thanet.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/LP-adjusted.pdf
- ↑ Building Design News (2009). "CNP Appointed on £4.5M Hammerson Retail Park Project". Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ s.n. (3 September 1909). "Social Items" Template:Webarchive. The Northern Miner, p. 6. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ↑ Historic England (2017). "Westwood Lodge. Listed Building 1446506" Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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External links
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