Great Culverden Park

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The Lower Pond in June

Great Culverden Park is a woodland. It is about a half of a mile from the center of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. It is surrounded by houses. A person can not reach the area from a public place.

Map of Great Culverden Park

The Park used to be the grounds of the Culverden House. It was designed by Decimus Burton for Jacob Jeddere Fisher in 1830. Rear Admiral Charles Davis Lucas, VC used to live in the Culverden House. He died there in 1914. [1]

The house was destroyed. The Kent & Sussex Hospital was put where the house was. The hospital was destroyed in 2014. A housing development was put there. This housing development was completed in 2018.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Victoria Cross Society. The First VC. Victoria Cross Society. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Wells Free School. Wells Free School. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Park, Royal Wells. Royal Wells Park. Berkeley Homes. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Courier. Grand Old Hospital Set for Final Bow. This is KentKent and Sussex Courier. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

Coordinates: 51°08′17″N 0°15′22″E / 51.138°N 0.256°E / 51.138; 0.256

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