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Established in 1827, the former colonial "insane asylum" and hospital has held thousands of people, including alcoholics, people with disabilities and young unmarried women. It closed in 2000.

When it was first built such establishments were referred to as 'lunatic asylums' and Whittingham was the second biggest in Europe. The hospital closed in 1995 and, while the NHS built Guild Park on ...

The photographs depict the extent of decay that years of neglect have inflicted on South House - an abandoned section of the asylum complex. The original hospital, one of the UK's first lunatic ...

Award-winning author, Professor Paul Crawford draws on his research into lunatic asylums in his latest novel, The Wonders of Doctor Bent, to explore survival from childhood trauma. Did you know ...

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For years, Murray believed Minor was a neurologist working at the Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum. He was stunned to learn that while Minor was indeed a physician, he was at Broadmoor not as a ...

The Trump administration was sued Monday for its effort to end asylum protections at the border with a Day 1 executive order. The suit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of ...