Asylum Collection

Charcot & Asylum Patient
UNE LECON CLINIQUE A LA SALPETRIERE J M Charcot demonstrates the symptoms of hysteria with a patient under hypnosis

Warwick County Mental Hospital, Hatton, Warwickshire
An aerial view of the Warwick County Mental Hospital at Hatton, Warwickshire, originally opened in 1846 as the Warwick County Lunatic Asylum. The site later became known as the Central Hospital

North Wales Lunatic Asylum, Denbigh, North Wales
Administration block of the North Wales Lunatic Asylum at Denbigh, opened in 1848 and designed by Thomas Fulljames

Pinel releasing mental patients from shackles in France, 1796
Philippe Pinel releasing mental patients at La Salpetriere from their bonds, 1796. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of a painting

A clinical lecture by Dr. Charcot at the Salpetriere in 1887
JLJ4686225 A clinical lecture by Dr. Charcot at the Salpetriere in 1887. Students of the department of Professor Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893) who explains the case of Blanche Wittman

Parkside Asylum, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Buildings and grounds of the Parkside Asylum, Macclesfield, opened in 1871 as the Cheshire County Lunatic Asylum. At various times, the site was also known as Upton Mental Hospital and Deva Hospital

Tooting Bec Asylum, Surrey
A woman pushes a pram at the entrance to the Tooting Bec Asylum at Tooting Graveney, erected in 1899-1903 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board

Orphan Asylum, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
A view of the Wolverhampton Orphan Asylum in the West Midlands. Designed by Joseph Manning, the orphanage opened in 1854 on Penn Road at Goldthorn Hill. The building is now known as the Royal School

Staffordshire County Asylum, Cheddleton, near Leek
The Staffordshire County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1898 on Cheadle Road, Cheddleton, near Leek. It was later known as Staffordshire Mental Hospital, then St Edwards Mental Hospital

Asylum Lodge, Devizes, Wiltshire
The entrance lodge to the County Lunatic Asylum at Devizes, Wiltshire opened in 1851. In 1924 it was renamed Wiltshire County Mental Hospital, then in 1948 renamed Roundway Hospital

Stone Asylum, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Entrance to the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. A porter stands at the right of the gateway

Licensed Victuallers Asylum
View of the The Licensed Victuallers National Asylum (now Caroline Gardens) in 1830, an extensive almshouse estate off Old Kent Road at Asylum Road, opened in 1827

County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch, Middlesex
The Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1851 at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex. It later became known as Colney Hatch Mental Hospital and then as Friern Hospital

Derby County Mental Hospital, Mickleover, Derbyshire
An aerial view of the Derby County Mental Hospital at Mickleover near Derby. It began life in 1851 as the Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum, designed by Henry Duesbury

Exminster Asylum, Devon
The administrative building of the Exminster Asylum, opened in 1845 as the Devon County Lunatic Asylum. It was later known as the Devon County Mental Hospital, then as Exminster Hospital

Barming Asylum, Maidstone, Kent
The main building of Barming Asylum located on Hermitage Lane, Barming Heath, Maidstone, Kent, opened in around 1833. Also known as the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, then renamed Oakwood Hospital

Banstead Asylum, Surrey
Banstead Asylum, located on Sutton Lane, Banstead, Surrey, was established in 1877 as the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum

Possession is nine points of the law by Louis Wain
Illustration by Louis Wain showing a cat occupying a cast-off saucepan or cooking pot during snowy weather. A selection of birds, including a magpie and a blue tit bemusedly face the cat

St Lawrences Hospital, Caterham, Surrey
Aerial view of St Lawrences Hospital at Caterham in Surrey, originally opened in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as an imbeciles asylum for Londons sick poor suffering from mental conditions

Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum, Thorpe, Norfolk
The Norfolk County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1814 at Thorpe near Norwich. This view, from the early 1900s, shows what was then the most recent addition to the buildings

Carmarthen County Lunatic Asylum, South Wales
An aerial view of the Carmarthen Lunatic Asylum erected near Carmarthen, South Wales, in 1865 and designed by David Brandon. It was jointly used by the counties of Carmarthen, Cardigan and Pembroke

Whittingham Asylum, near Preston, Lancashire
Female quarters at Whittingham Asylum, Cumeragh Lane, Goosnargh, near Preston, Lancashire. The asylum, designed by Henry Littler of Manchester, opened in 1873 as the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum

Prestwich Asylum, Lancashire
View of the Superintendents House at the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum, at Bury New Road, Prestwich, near Manchester, designed by Isaac Holden and opened in 1851

Berrywood Asylum, Northamptonshire
The Northampton County Lunatic Asylum was designed by Robert Griffiths and opened in 1876 at a site on Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton. It later became St Crispin Hospital

Duston War Hospital, Northamptonshire
The west wing of the Northampton County Lunatic Asylum in its First World War guise at Duston War Hospital. The building was designed by Robert Griffiths and opened in 1876 on Berrywood Road, Duston

Essex County Asylum, Brentwood, Essex
The Essex County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1853 at Warley Hill, Brentwood, Essex. It later became Brentwood Mental Hospital and then Warley Hospital

Hogarth Rake Plate 8
The Rakes Progress 8. A scene in Bedlam asylum

City of London Asylum, Stone, Dartford, Kent
The City of London Asylum for pauper lunatics was established in 1862 on Cotton Lane at Stone near Dartford, Kent. The buildings, designed by James Bunstone Bunning

Napsbury Asylum Administration Block, Hertfordshire
The administration block of the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum, also known as Napsbury Asylum, originally opened in 1905 on Shenley Lane, London Colney, near St. Albans, Hertfordshire

The Berkshire County Asylum, Moulsford, Wallingford
The Berkshire County Lunatic Asylum at Moulsford, near Wallingford. Later known as the Berkshire Mental Hospital, it was renamed Fairmile Hospital in 1948

India Sanawar
Girls at play in the Lawrence Military Asylum at Sanawar, near Kasauli (Kussowlie) a school for British children : Hilary Evanss father was principal here in the 1930s

Scene at La Salpetriere in Paris
A scene at La Salpetriere, Paris, where Philippe Pinel orders the manacles removed from the mental patients

Earlswood Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles, Redhill
A view of the Earlswood Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles, Redhill, Surrey, founded in 1847. It later became known as the Royal Earlswood Hospital. Date: circa 1854

South Yorkshire Asylum - also referred to as Wadsley Asylum later Middlewood Hospital - plan of estate
Shows hospital buildings, including female and male wings, administrative block, nurses residence, laundry house and dining hall, as well as Airing courts, Drying Green, boiler buildings

Social occasion at Colney Hatch Asylum, Middlesex
A social event, occasion unknown, in the grounds of the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex

Ground plan, Carmarthen County Lunatic Asylum, Wales
Architects ground-floor plan of the Carmarthen Lunatic Asylum erected near Carmarthen, South Wales, in 1865 and designed by David Brandon

Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum, Bushey, Hertfordshire
The Royal Caledonian Orphan Asylum at Bushey, designed by William Emerson. The buildings is now occupied by the Purcell School for Young Musicians. Date: circa 1905

Hospital of Stirling District Asylum (Bellsdyke Hospital), L
The Hospital section of Stirling District Asylum (later renamed Bellsdyke Hospital). Date: circa 1913

State Insane Asylum, Austin, Texas, USA
View of the State Insane Asylum (now the Austin State Hospital), Austin, Texas, USA. It is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Texas. Date: circa 1905

Kingsway Hospital, Derby
An aerial view of the now-demolished Kingsway Hospital, Derby. The hospital opened in 1888 as the Derby Borough Lunatic Asylum. Date: Date unknown

The Asylum, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
The Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny, opened in 1851, becoming the Monmouthshire Lunatic Asylum in 1897. It was known as the Monmouthshire Mental Hospital from 1916 to 1923

Melancholy and raving madness, Bedlam Hospital
The figures of melancholy and raving madness over the gateway into Bethlehem(Bedlam)Hospital. Statues by the Danish sculptor Caius Gabriel Cibber Date: 1813

Three Counties Asylum, Arlesey, Bedfordshire
The Three Counties asylum at Arlesey (misspelt on picture), near Stotfold, Bedfordshire, opened in 1859, serving Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire

Springfield Hospital, Tooting, Surrey
Aerial view of Springfield Hospital on Glenburnie Road, Tooting, near Wandsworth (then in Surrey, now in south west London). It was opened in 1841 as the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum

Dining Hall, Reedham Orphanage, Purley, Surrey
The dining hall at the Reedham Orphanage, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, Surrey. It was founded by the Rev Dr Andrew Reed, a Congregational Minister

County Asylum, Newport, Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1896 at Sandy Lane, Newport, Isle of Wight. It later became the Isle of Wight County Mental Hospital and then Whitecroft Hospital

County Asylum, Mickleover, Derbyshire
The Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1851 at Mickleover near Derby. Designed by Henry Duesbury, the buildings later became known as the Derbyshire County Mental Hospital

Brighton County Borough Asylum, Haywards Heath, Sussex
Brighton County Borough Asylum at Haywards Heath opened in 1857 as the Sussex County Lunatic Asylum. It became the East Sussex Asylum in 1894 then from 1903-1914 was known as the Brighton County

Vestibule of Asylum, 1889. Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Vestibule of Asylum, 1889. From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Fife and Kinross Asylum, Cupar, Fife
A distant view of the Fife and Kinross Asylum, Cupar. What appear to be inmates can be seen on the grass and pathway. Date: circa 1904

Earlswood Asylum, Redhill, Surrey
The charitably financed Earlswood Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles was opened in 1855 at Redhill in Surrey. It later became known as the Royal Earlswood Hospital. Date: 1907

County Lunatic Asylum, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Aerial view of the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. The asylum, designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon, was opened in 1853

Caterham Asylum, Surrey
Charity collectors at the gates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Behind are the barred windows of a ward block. Like its twin at Leavesden

Caterham Asylum. Surrey - Disabled Childrens Ward
A disabled childrens ward at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental conditions

Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Childrens Training Centre
The childrens training centre at Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental

Caterham Asylum, Surrey - Carpentry Class
A carpentry class for inmates of Caterham Imbeciles Asylum. Like its twin at Leavesden, the asylum was established in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board for Londons sick poor with mental

A Rakes Progress, 1763; plate VIII of VIII. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress, 1763; plate VIII of VIII. True to his nature Tom Rakewell has run through a vast fortune through indulgence in all the luxuries of modern living

British Orphan Asylum, Slough
A view of the British Orphan Asylum, Slough - then in Buckinghamshire. The building, formerly a hotel, was taken over in the 1920s by the Licensed Victuallers School. Date: circa 1908

Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum, 1849
The Italianate exterior of the New Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London). The foundation stone was laid in 1849 by Prince Albert

Lancaster County Asylum, Quernmore Road, Lancaster
The Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum was established at Quernmore Road, Lancaster Moor in 1816. It later became Lancaster County Mental Hospital and after 1948 was renamed Lancaster Moor Hospital

Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds, Bristol
Beaufort War Hospital at Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol - an area also known as Fishponds. The building was opened in 1861 as the Bristol Lunatic Asylum

Insane Soldiers Asylum, Chatham, Kent, 1857
Engraving showing the exterior of the Asylum for the Temporary Reception of Insane Soldiers at Fort Pitt, Chatham, 1857

Asylum at Hanwell 1843
The Asylum at Hanwell

Asylum for Criminal Lunatics, Broadmoor, Sandhurst, Berkshire (engraving)
1620772 Asylum for Criminal Lunatics, Broadmoor, Sandhurst, Berkshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Asylum for Criminal Lunatics, Broadmoor)

Map of Cripplegate Ward, London (engraving)
983900 Map of Cripplegate Ward, London (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Cripplegate Ward)

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL. Central Hospital for the Insane, opened in 1852 in Nashville, Tennessee. Drawing, 19th century

Caterham Asylum, Surrey
Aerial view of the Asylum for Imbeciles opened in 1870 at Caterham in Surrey. The Asylum, with its twin at Leavesden, was established by the Metropolitan Asylums Board to provide care for Londons

Inverness Mental Hospital, Scotland
Distant view of the Inverness Mental Hospital, Scotland, originally opened in 1864 as the Inverness District Asylum. It then became the Northern Counties District Lunatic Asylum

Bodmin Asylum, Cornwall
The Cornwall County Lunatic Asylum was founded in 1815 at Bodmin. It was later known as the Cornwall County Mental Hospital and then as St Lawrences Hospital

London Orphan Asylum, Watford, Boys House
London Orphan Asylum, Watford. Architects design for a Boys House. Date: 1869

Band, Darenth Training Colony Band, Kent
The military band at the Darenth Training Colony near Dartford in Kent. The colony, for adult mental defectives, was set up by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 as an addition to the existing

Darenth Schools and Training Colony, Kent
The Darenth Schools (top left), near Dartford in Kent, were opened in 1878 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as a residential institution for imbecile children from London

Orphaned Muslim Children at Karachi Refugee Camp
Separated or orphaned children at a refugee camp in Karachi set up for Muslims fleeing from India to Pakistan

Pyne - Chelsea Pensioner
CHELSEA PENSIONER A survivor of one of Englands periodic wars, he wears the traditional uniform of the military asylum at Chelsea

Bedlam DP234178
Bedlam, Clint cum Hamlets, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Detail of the road sign for the hamlet, Bedlam, please drive carefully

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Foot-Races at the annual festival of the Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Foot-Races at the annual festival of the Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, 1864. The annual festival provided by a kind and judicious management for the inmates of the Earlswood Asylum, near Redhill

Here and Now #5
Tal Paz-Fridman

Here and Now #2
Tal Paz-Fridman

London streets: The Asylum for the Houseless (engraving)
8673536 London streets: The Asylum for the Houseless (engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Asylum for the Houseless)

Patients in the courtyard of the asylum of Blackwell's Island Lunatic Asylum, New York, USA, 1860s
NWI4953411 Patients in the courtyard of the asylum of Blackwell's Island Lunatic Asylum, New York, USA, 1860s. 19th century color engraving.; (add.info)

A patient playing violin in a room at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum in London in the 1860s
NWI4953615 A patient playing violin in a room at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum in London in the 1860s. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

An Asylum for the deaf and dumb, 1850
3478636 An Asylum for the deaf and dumb, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of an Asylum for the deaf and dumb on the Old Kent Road, London. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Strength tank used to restrict the movements of fools in New York, United States, 1870 years
NWI4953304 Strength tank used to restrict the movements of fools in New York, United States, 1870 years. 19th century color engraving.; (add.info)

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Step into the haunting history of asylums with these captivating glimpses into some of the most renowned institutions. From Warwick County Mental Hospital in Hatton, Warwickshire to North Wales Lunatic Asylum in Denbigh, North Wales, each asylum holds its own dark secrets and tales. In the late 19th century, under the watchful eye of Charcot & Asylum Patient at Stone Asylum in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, groundbreaking research on mental health was conducted. Meanwhile, Banstead Asylum in Surrey provided solace for those seeking refuge from their troubled minds. As we journey through time and space, we stumble upon Licensed Victuallers Asylum - a sanctuary for those who once served us drinks but now needed support themselves. And not far away lies County Lunatic Asylum in Colney Hatch, Middlesex; its imposing structure standing as a stark reminder of society's approach to mental illness during that era. Moving further northwards brings us to Parkside Asylum nestled amidst Macclesfield's picturesque landscapes in Cheshire. Here patients found respite from their inner demons while surrounded by nature's healing touch. Venturing south again leads us to Tooting Bec Asylum in Surrey where compassionate care was offered alongside innovative treatment methods. Derby County Mental Hospital stands tall among the rolling hills of Mickleover, Derbyshire - an institution dedicated to providing hope and recovery for countless individuals battling their own minds. Finally, our journey concludes at Exminster Asylum located amidst Devon's tranquil countryside. This asylum embraced patients with open arms and strived towards creating an environment conducive to healing and growth. These snapshots offer mere glimpses into the intricate tapestry woven within these walls – stories untold yet deeply etched into history's fabric. The echoes of pain mingling with whispers of resilience remind us that behind every locked door lay lives yearning for understanding and compassion beyond measure.