A PhD thesis by Jean Denise Hoole, unfortunately no abstract is available on EThOS just now, but it looks absolutely fascinating. The thesis highlights the care of boys deemed "feeble-minded" in between 1901 and 1910 being treated as individuals, with the involvement of their families. Quite different to what was the norm of the time. Led me down a few interesting avenues:
West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum Wikipedia entry is a bit scant but has links.
Stanley Royd Hospital is a bit of a messy website but very interesting, lots of info on the care of the mentally ill in the Victorian and Edwardian era.
Then my favourite Urban Degeneration which is a series of photographs taken in 2011 showing a building in decay.
Having done my bachelor's degree in psychology in York, a stone's throw from the Tuke Centre and The Retreat, I was delighted to stumble on this part of the history of the treatment of the mentally ill.
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