Lost_Hospitals_of

In October 1914 Mr and Mrs Archibald Cameron Norman lent three large rooms in their home, The Rookery, for use as an auxiliary military hospital.

The Hospital had 18 beds in three wards and was managed by the Kent/50 Voluntary Aid Detachment.

It closed in 1915 when a larger hospital opened in Oakley House.

Present status (November 2010

In 1940 during WW2, The Rookery, which had been the home of the Norman family for 200 years, was requisitioned by the government.

In 1946 the building was destroyed by fire.

Its site is now occupied by Bromley College.

LOST HOSPITALS OF LONDON
	Auxiliary Home Hospital The Rookery, Bromley Common, Kent BR2 8HE

	Medical dates: Medical character:	1914 -1915 Convalescent (military)
	In October 1914 Mr and Mrs Archibald Cameron Norman lent three large rooms in their home, The Rookery, for use as an auxiliary military hospital. The Hospital had 18 beds in three wards and was managed by the Kent/50 Voluntary Aid Detachment. It closed in 1915 when a larger hospital opened in Oakley House. Present status (November 2010 In 1940 during WW2, The Rookery, which had been the home of the Norman family for 200 years, was requisitioned by the government. In 1946 the building was destroyed by fire. Its site is now occupied by Bromley College.
	The eastern elevation of Bromley College, as seen from Bromley Common. The College from the northeast, on Rookery Lane.
	References Creswick P, Pond GS, Ashton PH 1915 Kent's Care for the Wounded. London, Hodder & Stoughton. Walker J 1979 The British Red Cross in the Bromley area 1910-1919. Bromley Local History 4, 17-23.
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