The £107m redevelopment of a derelict Victorian asylum, which has been long plagued by arson and vandalism, is finally moving ahead. Denbighshire council's cabinet met on Tuesday to approve the ...

Canada But what about the thousands of Victorian-era women who were never accused of violence or specific crimes yet were nonetheless sentenced to languish in asylums? Their stories also serve to ...

A 200-year-old Victorian asylum is set to be transformed ... wire mesh attached to the ceiling for safety reasons. While many asylums of that era were cold and clinical, Crichton founders clearly ...

As medical and public opinion turned against Victorian-style asylums, it was first earmarked for closure in the 1960s. But it took until 1987 for the recommendation to be implemented, with the ...