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Building record MDR11429 - Borough Lunatic Asylum, Uttoxeter Road, Rough Heanor, Derby

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Uttoxeter Road, Rough Heanor, Borough Lunatic Asylum. (a) Very large institution in brick, with some stone and terracotta dressings, built round four courtyards. Fronted by a swagger pavilion containing a spacious great hall, with purpose-built chapel above, including decorative cast-iron columns and some stained glass. Designed by B S Jacobs of Hull, and built in stages from 1884 to 1914. (1)

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  • --- Unpublished document: 2006. Kingsway Hospital, Derby - miscellaneous archive material from NMR.
  • <1> Unpublished document: 2007. 'Derby Civic Society Suggested Local List Additions', Derby Civic Society Newsletter. No. 85, pp 15-26. p 24.

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Grid reference Centred SK 32936 35592 (472m by 378m)
Civil Parish DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE

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Dec 12 2023 4:20PM

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