Alot of this place has now been demolished but we set out to see how much is left.

Sections of this place are listed and cannot be demolished, but dont look in a very good state.

Visited this site with Thanet-Urbex. Anyway on with the report

Eastry was part of a Gilbert Union formed under Gilbert's Act of 1782 which provided a variety of powers including the operation of a workhouse for the elderly, infirm and children. The Union erected a workhouse at the south side of Mill Lane in Eastry. It appears to have consisted of a main house in the north-west corner, with half a dozen smaller blocks around a central yard.

Eastry Poor Law Union officially came into existence on 27th April 1835. Its operation was overseen by an elected Board of 27 Guardians.

A new Eastry Union workhouse was erected in 1835-6 to the west of the existing workhouse on Mill Lane. It was designed by William Spanton following Sir Francis Head's model courtyard plan which was also adopted by other Kent Unions such as Bridge, Cranbrook, Dartford, Dover, East Ashford, Malling, and Tonbridge. The new Eastry workhouse was designed to accommodate about 500 inmates.

The entrance block was to the north of the site. Two-storey blocks were arranged around a large courtyard to the south

A separate three-story infirmary block together with detached fever wards was erected to the south of the workhouse in 1871.

The first two floors of the main ward block within the quadrangle were known as Lower House and Upper House. On its third floor, several of the doors had strong bars.