Derby Home, Royal Albert Farm, Ashton Road, Lancaster - Heritage Appriasal

In June 2014, Oxford Archaeology North (OA North) was commissioned by Nexus Planning Ltd, acting on behalf of the Homes and Communities Agency, to assess the archaeological significance and produce a heritage appraisal of Derby Home, a two-storey building that forms part of the former Royal Albert Hospital complex in Lancaster. The building lies to the west of Ashton Road, approximately one mile south of the city centre (centred on NGR 347395 459920).
The relative significance of the building has been considered with reference to the four areas of heritage values outlined by English Heritage in their Conservation Principles Policies and Guidance, and the Secretary of State’s criteria for assessing the national importance of monuments.