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LEICESTER BOROUGH ASYLUM, HUMBERSTONE (LATER THE TOWERS) PLANS

Catalogue reference: DE 3421

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This record is about the LEICESTER BOROUGH ASYLUM, HUMBERSTONE (LATER THE TOWERS) PLANS dating from 1864-1985.

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Full description and record details

Reference
DE 3421
Title
LEICESTER BOROUGH ASYLUM, HUMBERSTONE (LATER THE TOWERS) PLANS
Date
1864-1985
Description

The collection comprises plans of the Borough Asylum/City Mental Hospital (ref. 1-65), and its complex (ref.66-73), plans of Hillcrest (Swain Street Institution, Leicester) (ref.74-104) and Carlton Hayes (ref.105).

Held by
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • <corpname>Leicester Borough Lunatic Asylum</corpname>
  • <corpname>Towers Hospital, Leicester</corpname>
Physical description
105 Files
Immediate source of acquisition

Deposited 1989

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/acb0b2fc-e4e3-4ebb-960e-965d12689249/

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LEICESTER BOROUGH ASYLUM, HUMBERSTONE (LATER THE TOWERS) PLANS