NHER 7561 (Monument record) - Site of hospital for infectious diseases
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG22NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Hospital for infectious diseases marked on (S1).
September 1977. Visit.
Not a trace on ploughed field. According to farmer at Bure Valley Farm (via J. Pope, Norfolk Archaeological Research Group) this was no more than a 'tin shed'!
E. Rose (NAU), 28 September 1977.
Building had a corrugated iron roof which was discovered by metal detectorists in spring 1979 during building of Aylsham Bypass across site. It was apparently constructed when a local man was thought to have smallpox - but did not.
Information from A. Gregory, (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU).
The building was erected in 1902. The final point above is incorrect. For a full account of the case see (S2). The building stood empty until after 1920.
E. Rose (NAU), 15 September 1998.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
- <S2> SNF6035 Article in Serial: Eve, J. 1998. Smallpox, its occurrence in Norfolk and its eradication. The Quarterly. No 31 pp 5-11. p 8.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Jan 10 2016 11:33AM