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The ‘haunted’ Victorian asylum hospital that is now set to be turned into homes
An abandoned Victorian asylum that has fallen into disrepair ... conditions at the hospital before opinion on mental health treatment began to change. In the 1960s then-minister for health ...
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How Victorian Women Were Oppressed Through the Use of Psychiatry
On the most basic level, it was never about mental acuity or medical treatment ... Rockwood Lunatic Asylum: Kingston, Ontario, Canada But what about the thousands of Victorian-era women who ...
The Sun24d
Inside eerie ruins of abandoned Victorian-era asylum that’s being transformed into a luxury 5-star hotel & spa
A 200-year-old Victorian asylum is set to be transformed into ... Crichton Hall became a pioneer in mental health treatment. In Saturday Magazine in 1839, the hospital was said to: "surpass ...
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Arson-hit Victorian asylum's £107m revamp underway
The £107m redevelopment of a derelict Victorian asylum, which has been long plagued by arson and vandalism, is finally moving ahead. Denbighshire council's cabinet met on Tuesday to approve the ...
Irish Sun24d
Inside eerie ruins of abandoned Victorian-era asylum that’s being transformed into a luxury 5-star hotel & spa
The rooms were still lined with Victorian tiles ... horror stories that unfolded in asylums before the 1990s, Crichton Hall became a pioneer in mental health treatment. In Saturday Magazine ...