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Summary

A late nineteenth century limestone quarry in Bracebridge Heath beside the county asylum (later St John's Hospital) cemetery and probably belonging to the asylum

Full description

A quarry is marked on the 1920 Ordnance Survey map. {1}
During extensions and alterations to the county asylum, later known as St John's Hospital (PRN61564), in the late 1890s, a quarry was opened on asylum land to provide limestone for the building work. It is likely that this quarry is the one that belonged to the asylum as the asylum cemetery already existed on adjacent land to the west (PRN65780) and the quarry is not present on the 1888 OS mapping. {2}{3}

<1> D.R. Mills and R.C. Wheeler, 2004, Historic Town Plans of Lincoln 1610 - 1920, 1920:8. p.111 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI9996.

<2> Historic England (formerly English Heritage), 2011->, The National Heritage List for England, 1205000, St John's Hospital main building (Website). SLI13386.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1883-1888, 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition, sheet 71SE (Map). SLI9454.

Monument Types

• QUARRY (Post Medieval to Second World War - 1895 AD? to 1945 AD?)

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