Over the centuries a variety of institutions have catered for the needs for care and rehabilitation of the sick and needy. The websites listed below have details about such establishments and, in many cases, lists of inmates.
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Information, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | County Asylum |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110708195950/http://w... |
Description: | Rediscovering the Asylums and Mental Hospitals of England and Wales |
Extra Info: | This site is no longer active, however an archived copy of the site is still available to view (may take a few moments to load). There may be some pages that do not work. Lists architects' names and more. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Information |
Title: | Index of Lunatic Asylums and Mental Hospitals |
Link: | http://studymore.org.uk/4_13_TA.HTM |
Description: | Index of Lunatic Asylums and Mental Hospitals |
Extra Info: | Based around a 1844 study but expanded with details of the institutions. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | The Children's Homes Website |
Link: | http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/ |
Description: | The Children's Homes Website |
Extra Info: | The Children's Homes website aims to provide information on all the many and varied institutions that became home for thousands of children and young people in Britain. Also USA, Canada, Jamaica and Australia. |
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