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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.

    Rising with the city: our exhibition about the Bristol Guild

    by Kate Smith Posted on / November 11, 2017

    Our MShed exhibition about the Guild of the Brave Poor Things shows how disabled people advocated for themselves and survived in a changing society from the late Victorian period the 1980s.

    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.

    afterlife of a grand victorian institution

    photography of the School

    How the School for the Blind’s landmark building fell into disrepair and has found a new use but contains echoes of the past.

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    Our exhibition plans 2017 – 18

    by Esther Fox Posted on / March 8, 2017

    We are planning three exhibitions to reveal what we have discovered during the History of Place project at major venues in Bristol, Liverpool and London.

    Liberation architecture: Maggie Davis and the birth of independent living

    by Esther Fox Posted on / September 12, 2016

    Maggie and Ken Davis were told it was impossible for them to live anywhere except in an institution. But 40 years ago today, they moved into the home they designed themselves. It marked the beginning of the Independent Living Movement.

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