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Dreaded and reviled by many, these nineteenth-century buildings provide a unique window on how the Victorians housed and treated the mentally ill. Despite initially good intentions, they became warehouses for society's outcasts at a time when cures were rare. Isolated, hidden in the countryside and surrounded by high walls, most have been closed since the 1980s, their original use largely forgotten. In "The Victorian Asylum", Sarah Rutherford gives an insight into their history, their often imposing architecture and their later decline and brings to life these haunting buildings, some of which still survive today.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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This is a well presented booklet with many black and white and colour illustrations. As always with this series it leaves you wanting to know more about the subject. The author charts the building boom of asylums during the 19th century and the massive increase in the number of patients held within these new institutions. Building styles, life in an asylum and specialist asylums such as Broadmoor are briefly covered together with the demise and subsequent demolition of many of these excellent buildings in the 1980s and 1990s. I would have liked reference to a greater number of institutions, the same few tend to be often cited. A good bibliography and list of places to visit are provided.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I've been picking up these Shire books for a while now and know the level of detail contained within them - for me they work really well because I know quickly if it is a subject matter that will interest me further. I can say without hesitation that this is one of the best I've read so far - it intrigued me and sparked my curiosity sufficiently to locate our nearest asylum. The author has found some great pictures and sows the whole thing together very nicely in a way that is easy to read and does not feel like a history text book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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A well written and presented book on an incredibly interesting topic. I found this resource not only intriguing but also very useful. This fascinating subject, written in such an accessible way, has inspired me to read further into the system Victorian asylums of the UK.
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Great Introduction to fascinating history of the asylum
The asylums that scatter the countryside have an imposing similarity, a sense of threat and security. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Stuart Townsend
The Victorian Asylum
More a history book of photos,I was sorry I bought it,I thought that the book would be a true tale of life in a Asylum but it shows of how many and where the Asylums were.
Published 27 days ago by J. tunnacliffe
Great Photo Collection
I bought this to do some preparation for a career in MH Nursing, you could say I became interested in knowing more about the past, and how people with mental illness were treated... Read more
Published 1 month ago by MsMoose
Mad or What
Some beautiful buildings,It shows the compassion with what the patients were given.It is a different outlook to what I thought went on in the olden days. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Eric Jessop
Very Informative
This book shows the reader well me anyway that Asylums were not as bad as you would think. The patients were treated according to their illnesses and were given jobs in some cases... Read more
Published 5 months ago by K Harpur
asylums
I found this little book really interesting. Just enough information, pithy & to the point. It's inspired me to go & find out more.
Published on 15 Nov 2009 by P L Durham
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