The West Virginia State Hospital Initiative has filed an ownership request for three cemeteries used by the Weston State ...

Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford, brings his mental health research, not least on the history of asylums, to ...

Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford tells us about how his latest novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent, reflects the ...

The team have taken a look inside the former Crichton Royal Hospital in Dumfries, which is set to be transformed into a ...

Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford draws on his research into lunatic asylums in his latest novel, The Wonders of ...

The city's asylum was the first to ban restraints.

An indoor artisan market is set to take place next weekend at The Great Hall in Cholsey. The market, which is held on the last Saturday of each month, will be open from 9am to 2pm on January 25. Free ...

Buell Hall is the only reminder of the lost Bloomingdale Asylum and the battle between real estate and mental health in ...

Uncover the hidden gems of West Virginia landmarks. Experience the breathtaking landscapes and discover the resilience of the ...

The hospital was sadly not free from controversy, as it was investigated in 1967 about violent assaults with fists and ...

AN 11-year-old chimney sweep whose death led to a change in Victorian child labour laws is to become the youngest Briton to be honoured with an official blue plaque. George Brewst ...

George Brewster, whose 1875 death at work led to child labour reforms, joins Cambridge recipients Darwin, Cromwell and Turing ...