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    Patricia Collen: Normansfield Resident (1926-1997)

    by Ben McLoughlin Posted on / November 24, 2017

    Exterior of imposing Victorian building at Langdon Down with lawn and trees

    In this, the sixth and last in a short series of case studies, we look at a cross-section of residents of Normansfield Hospital, hoping to shed light on both the successes and shortcomings of this groundbreaking institution.

    Tony Hudson: Normansfield Resident (1945-1997)

    by Ben McLoughlin Posted on / November 24, 2017

    Exterior of imposing Victorian building at Langdon Down with lawn and trees

    In this, the fifth in a short series of case studies, we look at a cross-section of residents of Normansfield Hospital, hoping to shed light on both the successes and shortcomings of this groundbreaking institution.

    Walter Ridpath: Normansfield Resident (1882-1909)

    by Ben McLoughlin Posted on / November 24, 2017

    Exterior of imposing Victorian building at Langdon Down with lawn and trees

    In this, the forth in a short series of case studies, we look at a cross-section of residents of Normansfield Hospital, hoping to shed light on both the successes and shortcomings of this groundbreaking institution.

    Dorothy ‘Dolly’ Freeman: Normansfield Resident (1899-1920)

    by Ben McLoughlin Posted on / October 10, 2017

    Exterior of imposing Victorian building at Langdon Down with lawn and trees

    In this, the third in a short series of case studies, we look at a cross-section of residents of Normansfield Hospital, hoping to shed light on both the successes and shortcomings of this groundbreaking institution.

    Robert Belchamber: Normansfield Resident (1874-1887)

    by Ben McLoughlin Posted on / September 25, 2017

    Exterior of imposing Victorian building at Langdon Down with lawn and trees

    In this, the second in a short series of case studies, we look at a cross-section of residents of Normansfield Hospital, hoping to shed light on both the successes and shortcomings of this groundbreaking institution.

    Ida Penelope Page: Normansfield Resident (1895-1896)

    by Ben McLoughlin Posted on / August 2, 2017

    Exterior of imposing Victorian building at Langdon Down with lawn and trees

    In this, the first in a short series of case studies, we look at a cross-section of residents of Normansfield Hospital, hoping to shed light on both the successes and shortcomings of this groundbreaking institution.

    John Langdown Down and Normansfield Hospital

    by Ben McLoughlin Posted on / July 3, 2017

    Exterior of imposing Victorian building at Langdon Down with lawn and trees

    Ben looks at the man behind the institution that led the way in caring for learning disabled people in Victorian Britain, and finds that many of his ideas continue to have relevance in today’s society.

    Searching for Walter Ridpath

    by Research group South East Posted on / March 20, 2017

    Watch drawing with smaller secondary dial in the face.

    Attracted by spotting some distinctive drawings, Gillian Doherty goes in search of Walter Ridpath, who was once at resident at Normansfield Hospital.

    Stimulating the Senses: How Normansfield Hospital used performance

    by Research group South East Posted on / July 22, 2016

    Men and women in Victorian dress on a frozen lake, alongside a building with a wooden balconyLan

    Anna Ellis finds memories of an enlightened approach at Normansfield Hospital, very different to many Victorian asylums.

    To the Langdon Down Centre theatre and museum

    by Research group South East Posted on / May 25, 2016

    Wooden model boat with many sails

    Volunteer Ruby visits Langdon Down and gives an introduction to the site, its theatre and museum.

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