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By: Dr. Kevin Keough

Wow-great story. So curious such things happen in so most parts of the world. And from your presentation of the Asylum there isn’t even a hint of odd goings in this facility. Many former Asylums have...

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By: amelie

Really interesting. I wonder about the regionality of this. Here they called them “State Schools” before they unceremoniously tossed patients out into the street. Still earned historical building...

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By: OPH

I can strongly recommend the book ‘London Orbital’ by Iain Sinclair – primarily an account of his walk around the outer reaches of London (interesting in it’s own right) but it covers some of the...

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By: Jim Smith

The train station at Hanwell in West London is called Hanwell & Elthorne for exactly the same reason – Hanwell was another Victorian asylum, and the station name was changed so that people could...

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