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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The rooms were still lined with Victorian tiles and one of the huge ... mesh attached to the ceiling for safety reasons. While many asylums of that era were cold and clinical, Crichton founders ...

Some of the rooms still bear what appear to be Victorian tiles ... dubbing it the last "last and finest" of seven royals asylums in the country.