CHARITIES &
SOCIETIES
H OS PI TA LS
INCLUDING
BUSINESS,
TRADE &
INDUSTRY
FAMILY AND
ESTATE
RECORDS
SHIPPING
KE N T C O UN TY
ADMINISTRATION
Over 100 collections are held ranging from
Elizabethan schools and almshouses to 20th century
clubs and associations
O Kent Opthalmic Hospital 1846-1973
O Oakwood Hospital, Barming 1835-1940
I W/est Kent General Hospital 1837-1901
Collections comprising accounts, correspondence
personal and technical records survive for a number
of Kent businesses including public utilities,
breweries, solicitors and tradesmen - for example
O W/est Malling Apothecary records
O National Coal Board 19th-20th centuries
O Norwood, Charing (solicitors) 15th-20th centuries
O Benians, Goudhurst (architects) 16th-20th centuries
Over 3000 collections are held ranging from
individuals to major county families for example:
O Amherst of Montreal, Riverhead 18th—20th centuries
O Romney of the Mote 15th-20th centuries
O Stanhope of Chevening 16th-20th centuries
O Knatchbull and Banks 15th-20th centuries
O Sackville 14th-20th centuries
O Registers
O Transaction books
O Fishing crew lists
O Kent Quarter Session records 16th—19th centuries
O Kent County Council records 1889 to date
O Records of Petty Sessions 18th-20th centuries
(excepting Medway)
PLANNING YOUR
VISIT
FACILITIES
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE
COLLECTIONS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE
CENTRE
Researchers who only wish to use the printed book
collection and periodicals housed in the public
searchroom may visit without an appointment or a
readers’ ticket.
Two forms of identificatoin or a current CARN ticket
are required for those wishing to use the full range of
material. Access to archival and other local studies
material, also the collections held on microfiche and
microfilm is by appointment only. Yb obtain a
CARN ticket please bring with you two recent
passport type photographs and two means of
identification showing name, address and signature
eg. a driving licence / passport / Utilities bill / bank
statement..
O Bookshop
0 Restaurant
O Ybilets