June 13, 2026

Movement as medicine: exercise in early mental health care

As a purpose-built lunatic asylum, the hospital which came into being in Fishponds was from the outset designed to ensure ample space for exercise. In this post we look at the sporting opportunities woven into life at Glenside Hospital, for both staff and patients.
Butlins: stranger than a psychiatric hospital
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