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Recommended Links

 

UK Asylum related sites:

Index of Lunatic Asylums and Mental Hospitals

Andrew Robert's huge and exhaustive source of information for Asylums in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Remembering Old Asylums and Hospitals

The latest site from Gordon Tozer, a fascinating and informative reflection on asylum life, recollections, extensive photo gallery and asylum based writing. Strongly recommended.

The Workhouse

Peter Higginbotham's extensive and fascinating examination of the Poor Law system. A major work looking at all aspects of workhouse life as well as thorough photographic coverage of surviving structures across Great Britan and Ireland.

English Heritage

The website of the UK public organisation caring for Britains man made environment. Includes the Buildings at Risk register for England and Wales

SAVE Britains Heritage

Campaign group dedicated to the considerate development, conservation and re-use of Britains architecture. Previous projects have included developing strategies for the sensetive re-use of redundant hospital buildings, focussing specifically on mental hospitals. Involved in the campaign for retention of structures at Severalls Hospital.

Rachel Gadsden

A British artist whose evocative worksare particularly influenced by decay and feature North Wales and Cane Hill hospitals.

Victorian Psychiatry

A useful and extensive bibliography, including studies of individual institutions and links to purchasing details.

 

 

Specific Asylum sites:

St. George's Historical Society

A recently launched site aiming to provide a valuable resource on the former Northumberland County Asylum at Morpeth. An extensive timeline and historical data is included and the project is supported by the heritage fund. Looks certain to be a definitive work on the hospital.

Photographs of St. Lawrence's Hospital, Bodmin

A large and attractively designed site which has a comprehensive selection of images of the former Cornwall County Asylum at Bodmin. Also includes a selection of memorabilia and historical information of this curious asylum.

North Wales Hospital Histoical Society

A website dedicated to the North Wales Counties Asylum in Denbigh, developed as a resource for sharing memories of the hospital and to provide information on the future developments for the site.

North Wales Hospital

An excellent site devoted to the past present and future of North Wales' only County Asylum. The site looks at how plans for the long-derelict asylum are progressin and includes a discussion board for anyone associated with or interested in the hospital, past and present.

Glenside Hospital Museum

The definitive guide to the history of Bristol's former lunatic asylums, mental deficiency colonies and inebriate reformatories. Excellent historical images combined with well researched text and a must for anyone interested in the development of Institutions in the UK, not just the west.

Memories of Bexley Hospital

Already providing a wealth of information, this thoughtfully designed, great new site covers an this large london mental hospital which had previously been largely overlooked on the internet. A welcome addition to the growing group of websites specifically dedicated to mental hospitals.

Shelton Hospital

Photographic web page forming part of the Shropshire community and mental health services website. Based around a book 'Shelton, past and present' by Rosie Morris

Winwick Remembered

An excellent site covering all aspects of Winwick Hospital, nr. Warrington. Includes an extensive gallery of historical images and information.

Whittingham Hospital

An informative site with a detailed history and images of Lancashire's 4th asylum, developed by former members of staff.

 

  

Exploration sites which include UK Asylums:

Nobodythere.co.uk

A remarkable and regularly expanding chronicle of exploring empty and derelict buildings. Includes a large number of former Asylums and Mental handicap hospitals with detailed coverage of interiors.

Derelict Places

Extensive forum discussing a wide range of derelict and disused locations. Includes specific sections covering disused mental hospitals in the UK.

Abandoned Britain

Carefully and thoughtfully composed photography of disused and derelict buildings focussing largely on asylums and industrial premises.

Sub Urban

An excellent, long standing exploration site with a wide variety of interest. A good balance between accurate information and images and easy to navigate. Coverage of numerous disused mental hospitals inside and out.

The Derelict Miscellany

James Hall's site covering the recording and research of some of the UK's decaying strucures. Includes an extensive section documenting Netherne Hospital.

Mechanised

Detailed personal reflective accounts of visits to a number of derelict and disused sites including Hellingly and Severalls hospitals. Thoughtful, contemplative and fascinating reading.

Urbex UK

A long running and successful exploration site. Features a wide range of information and photography detailing to English Mental Hospitals.

Urban Decay

An Inspiting, atmospheric and personal range of photographs, with a particularly wide range of UK Asylums.

Urban Bex's Website

A developing and enjoyable website with excellent commentary of explorations around Northamptonshire, including brief excursions to St. Crispin Hospital.

 

USA asylum sites:

The Asylum Project

A fast developing and already extensive site dedicated to the State Hospitals and Development Centers of the USA as well as similar facilities further afield.

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital

An extensive historical and photographic record of this Kirkbride asylum located in New Jersey.

Danvers State Insane Asylum

A fascinating and comprehensive site dedicated to the history and demise of one of America's best known State Hospitals.

Kirkbride Buildings

Clear and detailed research of Thomas Storey Kirkbride's work and influence on american state hospital development incorporating recent images of some of those developed implementing his theories and principles.

Historic Asylums

An huge site covering the entire USA state hospital system as well as other asylums, includng many historical images. A vast work of massive significance.

 

Other recommended sites:

Derelict Horsham

James Hall's impressive site covering disused and derelict buildings in and around Horsham, Sussex.

Industrial Britain

A new specialised site combining the photographic talents of the authors of Abandoned Britain and World of the Shadows. Looks set to become a major defining archive of britains disappearing industrial past.

 

 
 
 

 
   
 

 

 
   
   
 

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