- Taschenbuch: 56 Seiten
- Verlag: Shire (23. September 2008)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0747806691
- ISBN-13: 978-0747806691
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 14,9 x 0,5 x 21 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 496.065 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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The Victorian lunatic asylum has a special place in history. Dreaded and reviled by many, these nineteenth-century buildings provide a unique window on how the Victorians housed and treated the mentally ill.
Despite initially good intentions, they became warehouses for society's outcasts at a time when cures were far fewer than hoped for. Isolated, hidden in the countryside and surrounded by high walls, they were eventually distributed throughout Britain, the Empire, the Continent and North America, with 120 or so in England and Wales alone.
Now the memory of them is fading, and many of the buildings have gone or are threatened. Most have been closed as hospitals since the 1980s and either been demolished or turned into prestigious private apartments, their original use largely forgotten.
Their memory deserves rehabilitation as a fascinating part of Victorian life that survived into modern times. In The Victorian Asylum, Sarah Rutherford gives an insight into their history, their often imposing architecture, and their later decline, and brings to life these haunting buildings, some of which still survive today.
Despite initially good intentions, they became warehouses for society's outcasts at a time when cures were far fewer than hoped for. Isolated, hidden in the countryside and surrounded by high walls, they were eventually distributed throughout Britain, the Empire, the Continent and North America, with 120 or so in England and Wales alone.
Now the memory of them is fading, and many of the buildings have gone or are threatened. Most have been closed as hospitals since the 1980s and either been demolished or turned into prestigious private apartments, their original use largely forgotten.
Their memory deserves rehabilitation as a fascinating part of Victorian life that survived into modern times. In The Victorian Asylum, Sarah Rutherford gives an insight into their history, their often imposing architecture, and their later decline, and brings to life these haunting buildings, some of which still survive today.
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Dreaded and reviled by many, these nineteenth-century buildings provide a unique window on how the Victorians housed and treated the mentally ill. Despite initially good intentions, they became warehouses for society's outcasts at a time when cures were rare. Isolated, hidden in the countryside and surrounded by high walls, most have been closed since the 1980s, their original use largely forgotten. In "The Victorian Asylum", Sarah Rutherford gives an insight into their history, their often imposing architecture and their later decline and brings to life these haunting buildings, some of which still survive today.
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13. Oktober 2010
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Behold the price and read all the specs! Then, do the diligent thing and stay away from this enticing number unless you plan to visit England and go old-crazy-house-hopping. If you have scholarly interest in this subject, this 60 page let-down will be utterly useless and leave you unsatisfied and angry at not having seen the cold water dips, shackles and mirrored rooms you were looking for.
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NEW YORKERS MISS THE POINT.
20. Juli 2011
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This well researched and excellent book establishes the lengths the Victorians went to to improve the lot of patients who were admitted to asylums.As sumptuous as a country estate and with architecturally brilliant buildings and some of the best designed gardens and landscapes it is easy to see why the author is passionate about this subject and their preservation from developers and demolition.I shall certainly be visiting as many of the asylums listed as I possibly can and would encourage anyone who visits Britain to do the same.As with all Shire books concise and to the point.I shall definitely be on the lookout for any new publications from this author.
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