Monument record 0581802000 - COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM,STONE

Summary

Archaeological evaluation found that any earlier deposits were disturbed by the building of the psychiatric hospital in the nineteenth century

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Type and Period (1)

  • PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Evaluation trial trenching by Birmingham University in 1996 revealed that the archaeological deposits in the area were destroyed by the Victorian construction of the asylum (B8).

Sources (1)

  • <8>SBC6844 Unpublished document: Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit. 1996. AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AT THE FORMER ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL, STONE.

Location

Grid reference SP 77800 12050 (point)
Civil Parish STONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (EBC10712)

Record last edited

Apr 10 2023 4:40PM

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