Development of the former Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, 1770–1900

• Nigel Jeffries ^[1] ; Tim Braybrooke ^[1] ; Jacqui Pearce ^[1] ; Angela Wardle ^[1]
  1. [1] Museum of London Archaeology
• Localización: Post-medieval archaeology, ISSN 0079-4236, Vol. 49, Nº. 2, 2015, págs. 238-268
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Archaeological excavations on the site of Oxford’s first ‘modern’ hospital, the Radcliffe Infirmary, uncovered evidence for its use after its completion in 1770 and subsequent 19th-century expansions. Providing insights into the ancillary buildings, drainage and water supply structures located to the rear of the Infirmary, among the features excavated was a stone-built soakaway serving the first laundry complex. Upon the building being rebuilt as a fever ward in 1824, the soakaway became a receptacle for unwanted pottery, glass and other finds. The composition of this assemblage provides a glimpse of the material culture of a hospital during this period.