U3A Project 2014 | Long Stay Institutions for People with Learning Disabilities: Earlswood Asylum
The genesis Prompted by a parishioner, Mrs Plumbe, who had read an article by Samuel Gaskell (see below) and had a son who was admitted to the asylum in 1848, Rev. Andrew Reed founded the “Asylum for Idiots” charity in 1847. Reed had already founded three charities for orphans and also “The Royal Hospital for […]
Find out more »Present in My Past
[vimeo 130333304 w=500 h=281] A brand new animation which brings to life the social history of people with learning disabilities and how they have been treated by society. Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and developed in partnership with staff at The University of Leeds. Present in My Past from Purple Patch Arts Purple Patch […]
Find out more »Talk: James Henry Pullen
The Genius of Earlswood Asylum 10am – 11am Saturday 27 June 2015 A talk about the life of James Henry Pullen, (1835-1916), a resident of the Royal Earlswood Asylum near Redhill, who is believed to have had the condition of savant syndrome. Known as the Genius of Earlswood Asylum, Pullen created a series of […]
Find out more »Free talk: The Residents of Normansfield
Patricia Collen and Tony Hudson 6.30 Tuesday 16 June 2015 | Langdon Down Museum The stories of those who lived at Normansfield from the late Victorian period to the closure of the hospital in 1997. The talk will feature the lives of Patricia, Tony, Dolly and Walter. Short archive films will also be shown. Pip […]
Find out more »A Social History of Learning Disability: Langdon Down Museum
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Talks and Tours 2015
Our talks and tours explore the history and work of Dr John Langdon Down and his home at Normansfield where he brought an enlightened and revolutionary approach to the care of people with learning disabilities. Participants must book a place in advance (excluding Open House weekend) Call: 0333 1212 300 | Email: Lesley Alabaf. lesley.alabaf@downs-syndrome.org.uk […]
Find out more »2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,000 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 3 trips to carry that many people. Click here to […]
Find out more »New Displays for 2015
The museum has just installed two new display boards about the lives of past residents at Normansfield. Research for these displays took place during 2014 by our museum volunteers and included help from both Patricia and Tony’s relatives. The museum reopens for 2015 on Saturday 7 February from 10am to 1pm. http://www.langdondownmuseum.org.uk/
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