Christmas was a special time. All the residents, apart from those on leave or ill, dined on Christmas Day with the attendants and nurses and some of the younger members of the Langdon Down family in attendance. There was a tradition of Christmas celebrations at which every resident received a personal gift from Dr and […]
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A Timeline of Normansfield and World Events
19th Century 1828 John Langdon Down born at Torpoint in Cornwall 1835 James Henry Pullen born 1837 Victoria becomes Queen 1846 John Langdon Down begins medical training 1848 The Royal Earlswood Asylum founded 1858 Dr John Langdon Down appointed to Earlswood as Medical Superintendant 1859 Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species published 1860 John […]
Find out more »Award to David Wright for his book Downs: The History of a Disability
The British Society for the History of Science have announced an award to David Wright for his book Downs: The History of a Disability. Their press release reads: The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) is delighted to award the 2013 Dingle Prize to David Wright for Downs: The History of a Disability. […]
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