Chetney Hill
Chetney Hill was a planned lazaret on the banks of the River Medway estuary in Kent. Inspired by European ports such as Marseille and Venice, it was intended to act as a quarantine for incoming ships in times of epidemic disease. The construction was beset by many problems, even when the experienced engineer John Rennie was brought in to complete the project and its associated canal. As such, the lazaret was never completed, and the materials sold off.[1][2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Booker, John (2016). Maritime Quarantine: The British Experience, c.1650–1900. Abingdon: Routledge.
- ^ Froggatt, P. (January 1964). "The Lazaret on Chetney Hill". Medical History. 8 (1): 44–62. doi:10.1017/S0025727300029082. PMC 1033335. PMID 14105431.
- ^ Kent County Council (25 January 2008). "Exploring Kent's Past". webapps.kent.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ Froggatt, Peter (1964). "The Lazaret on Chetney Hill". Medical History. 8: 44–62. doi:10.1017/s0025727300029082. PMC 1033335. PMID 14105431. S2CID 37072712.
- ^ An Act (passed 28th July 1800,) for Erecting a Lazaret, on Chetney Hill, in the County of Kent; and for Reducing Into One Act the Laws Relating to Quarantine, ... and Also an Order in Council, Dated 29th July 1800. George Eyre and Andrew Strahan. 1800.