GHM History – Glenside Hospital Museum

April 16, 2024

Answering the Call – Commonwealth Nurses in the NHS

The history of commonwealth nurses and their contribution to the NHS is one that is often overlooked. Discover this hidden history at Glenside Hospital through the exhibition ‘Answering the Call’ which showcases the triumphs and challenges faced by these nurses.

February 9, 2024

What impression did Glenside have on those who lived and worked there?

When the word Asylum is mentioned, all sorts of images come to mind. What impression did Glenside have on those who lived and worked there? Hear from those who worked and lived there.

January 17, 2024

Exploring the Asylum Archives

This article explores what we can glean about those who wrote the records of the Bristol Lunatic Asylum found at the Bristol Archives.

August 1, 2022

Early 20th Century Education for Children with Learning Disabilities

The 1918 Education Act made schooling for all disabled children compulsory. It was a very significant piece of legislation. By 1921, there were more than 300 institutions for blind, deaf, 'crippled', tubercular, and epileptic children.

March 13, 2018

People Who Shaped Our World

Dr Donal Early (1917-2004) pioneered a radical new way of treating mental illness in Bristol in the 1960s and with his wife Dr Prudence Early