Hidden Histories: Norfolk County Asylum

Name: Hidden Histories: Norfolk County Asylum
Start: 2025-12-04T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-04T12:30:00+00:00
Location: Heritage Meeting Room, Norfolk Heritage Centre

Schedule

Thu Dec 04 2025 at 11:00 am to 12:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Heritage Meeting Room, Norfolk Heritage Centre | Norwich, EN

Learn more about Norfolk County Asylum in the nineteenth century and patients' experiences by engaging with contemporary records.
About this Event

The Norfolk County Asylum at Thorpe St. Andrew, one of the first of its kind in the country, first opened in 1814 with provision for about a hundred 'pauper and criminal lunatics', and saw continued expansion over the following decades. Join us for this free workshop in which you'll engage with contemporary records to learn more about the asylum in the nineteenth century and uncover the 'hidden histories' of individual patients' experiences.

This event is free, but booking is essential.

Book via norfolkheritagecentre.eventbrite.co.uk, or email [email protected].

If you book a ticket but then find that you are unable to attend, please notify us as soon as possible by emailing [email protected].