Corporate Buxton; Wye House Asylum; 1861-1912; private asylum DS/UK/3645 Wye House Asylum 1861-1912 private asylum Buxton

Designed by architect Henry Currey in 1859, the asylum opened in 1861. Grace's Guide of 1882 carried an advert reading: 'Wye House Asylum, Buxton, Derbyshire, an establishment for the care and treatment of the insane of the higher and middle classes... Erected in 1861 by his Grace The Duke of Devonshire' It became Cavendish School in 1912 and from 1949 it was the Cavendish Grammar School for Girls. Demolished in the 1990s after the co-educational Buxton Community School was built. Improve Yes Grace's Guide of 1882 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 21/01/2021 DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 17/10/2022 bd27d164-1985-4cdc-919f-36611d33052c