Chronological Development

Asylum Rock timeline

A structured chronology of construction, closure, restricted activity, investigations, and public archive releases.

Late 15th century

MS-PR-15C

Restricted manuscript copy enters circulation

Nigel Sailor's later summary identifies the chapel volume as a late-15th-century copy of a far older text, though the Trust has not verified that provenance.

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1924

ENG-WS-1

Ward-service apparatus plans recorded

The BOB Orderly blueprint group describes tray service, acoustic location, and linked operation for groups of six units.

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Late 1920s

AR-HIS-0003

Hospital systems expand beyond conventional staffing

Troy Malin's hospital infrastructure appears to shift toward self-contained automated systems as patient intake rises faster than staff recruitment.

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Early 1930s

AR-ENG-0006

Custodian systems enter the hospital record

Patient complaints, staff reports and maintenance material describe human-proportioned Custodian units operating before the 1936 closure.

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28 April 1932

PR-LIB/32

Nigel Sailor catalogue mark appears

Recovered lower-chapel pages carry library and restriction marks tied to Sailor's handling of the restricted shelf material.

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1934-1936

AR-HIS-0002

Foreign research movement through Asylum Rock

Polish transit files and Marsh omissions suggest unusual movement toward Pandora's Rock under the cover of geological research.

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1958

SHEP-58

Shepherd investigation intersects with Malin Failsafe records

Later investigation material is being cross-referenced with records concerning sealed hospital levels, patrol systems, and persistent automated infrastructure.

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Current excavation phase

AR-ENG-0005

First controlled excavation reaches the Hydrotherapy Reserve

Institute engineers have opened a narrow upper route into the reserve, confirming a raised walkway, a corroded pump gallery, and at least one installed Malin desalination vessel.

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Current examination phase

AR-ENG-0006

Complete Custodian recovered from Gondola Island

A sealed crate beneath the Keeper's House yields the first substantially complete Custodian unit, now held upright and inactive under non-destructive examination.

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