The Royal Sea Bathing Hospital in Margate, Kent was founded in 1791 by Dr John Coakley Lettsom, a Quaker physician and philanthropist, for the treatment of scrofula.

At first the hospital was only opened during the summer months but in 1858 an indoor pool was added to allow bathing year round.

The enlargement included the Knowles ward, a heated indoor salt-water pool and the hospital's chapel.

Better living conditions, preventative medicine and more modern treatments led to the hospital ceasing to treat TB patients in the early 1950s.

[1] There are two other buildings and a statue within the complex considered notable enough to warrant listing by the statutory body, Historic England.

[3] The stained glass is by Clayton and Bell and according to English Heritage "a very fine series ... depicting miracles and healing plants".

[3] At the west end there is an octagonal font and a wall painting depicting Naaman with his chariot and horse at the door of Elisha.

The statue is in bronze mounted on a granite plinth forming the centrepiece of the hospital's front garden.