Monument record 0941000000 - Pest House, Gore Hill

Summary

Site of nineteenth century isolation hospital on Gore Hill, demolished in 1960s or early 1970s.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

  • (Former Type) INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITAL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Amersham Isolation Hospital (B1-2).
'Pest House' shown on all OS 6-inch and 25-inch maps until after 1955-1962. Not shown on 1972-1990 edition OS 1:10,000 map. Presumably demolished during works to straighten Gore Hill in the 1960s or early 1970s (B3).

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC22360 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1998. English Hospitals 1660-1948: A Survey of Their Architecture and Design. p197.
  • <2>SBC22588 Unpublished document: RCHME. 1991-4. Amersham Isolation Hospital (National Buildings Record no. 100450).
  • <3>SBC22583 Verbal communication: Julia Wise (BCC). 2006. Information derived from OS 6-inch, 25-inch and 1:10,000 scale maps.

Location

Grid reference SU 95962 96373 (point)
Civil Parish AMERSHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Feb 28 2006 6:42PM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any questions or more information about this record? Please feel free to comment below with your name and email address. All comments are submitted to the Heritage Portal maintainers for moderation, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible. Comments, questions and answers that may be helpful to other users will be retained and displayed along with the name you supply. The email address you supply will never be displayed or shared.