The register of admissions from November 1818 to December 1838 included people admitted for too much study, including reading plays and the study of astrology
From a padded cell to a straight jacket to labels - Mental Health Museum explores the history of treatment for mental health problems
Jane said: “The museum represents an extraordinary collection, these objects are uniquely important in telling a story which has been neglected in public history. In many towns and cities these stories have been lost. However the museum was in much need of a facelift by the time it moved to Fieldhead Hospital. It was used mainly by academics and clinicians, but we wanted to tell this story to a broader public.
One of the topics which provides discussion in the museum is the chained weighted boots patients would wear when walking around the grounds.
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