Cheddleton Asylum foundation stone

Move your pointing device over the image to zoom to detail. If using a mouse click on the image to toggle zoom.
When in zoom mode use + or - keys to adjust level of image zoom.

Date:1890

Description:Dignitaries lay the foundation stone at Cheddleton asylum in Staffordshire.

The Victorians had a genuine awareness of mental illness, and Cheddleton asylum had an excellent record of patient care.

This image is featured by kind permission of the Churnet Valley Railway.

Share:


Donor ref:unknown (109/16081)

Source: Churnet Valley Railway

Copyright information: Copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders. They have kindly made their collections available for non-commercial private study & educational use. Re-distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines.