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City and County Asylum, Canterbury: purchase of site at a cost of £10,000.
Catalogue reference: MH 83/136
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This record is about the City and County Asylum, Canterbury: purchase of site at a cost of £10,000. dating from 1898 in the series Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Building of Asylums and Hospitals, Correspondence.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 83/136
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1898
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Description (What the record is about)
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City and County Asylum, Canterbury: purchase of site at a cost of £10,000.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Mental illness
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1893134/
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MH 83
Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Building of Asylums and Hospitals, Correspondence...
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Within the series: MH 83
Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Building of Asylums and Hospitals, Correspondence...
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City and County Asylum, Canterbury: purchase of site at a cost of £10,000.
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