Alex Walker
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Hi Catherine
The building is still there and still used as Almshouses. This is from the Royal Naval Association website
(http://www.royal-naval-association.co.uk/gsm2.html)
HOSPITAL OF SIR JOHN HAWKINS, KNIGHT IN CHATHAM
Pensioner Vacancies
The rebuilding of the group of Almshouses known as the Hospital of Sir John Hawkins, Knight, in Chatham was completed in 1984. Six flats for single persons and two flats for two/three persons were provided.
Those eligible for admission to the Hospital as Pensioners are “needy or disabled person who have served either in the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the Women’s’ Royal Naval Service or the Queen Alexandra’s’ Royal Naval Nursing Service, or who have served and have been mobilised for active service in any of the Reserve forces or bodies or the Royal Navy or the Royal Marines, or who have employment in any of Her Majesty’s Dockyards or Naval Bases directly on the construction, maintenance, re-fitting of HM Ships. If on the occasion of a vacancy there is no applicant qualified as aforesaid the Governors (of the Hospital) may appoint as a Pensioner a needy or disabled person who is the widow, widower or other dependant of a person who has served or been employed as aforesaid”. In the event that no one with Naval, ex-Naval, Royal Marine or ex-RM background/service, can be attracted, then the Charity Commissioner has authorised the Governors to admit an applicant of Army and Royal Air Force background/service, who is in all other respects qualified to apply.
I also found an image.
Hope this helps
Alex
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