The story of Graylingwell Hospital through its archives

By Alice Millard, Archivist To mark the recent upload of the Graylingwell Hospital Archive catalogue to our website, this blog will dip into the vast history of this significant hospital through its archives. Founding Before the establishment of lunatic asylums in the mid-19th century, people living in poverty with mental health issues were dealt with…

Cataloguing Crawley New Town: The New Town Blues

By Alice Millard, New Jerusalems Project Archivist Please be aware that this blog post discusses mental health issues and drug use. No, the 'New Town Blues' were not a football club, but rather the name given by the British press and several 20th century sociologists to a perceived phenomenon occurring in the country's new towns…