Whittingham Hospital near Grimsargh was once the largest mental institution in the country. It was also used in both world wars, to treat soldiers. Whittingham eventually became like a small […]

The launch of Whittingham Lives new website is the legacy of a two-year arts and heritage project that explored the 150-year history of Whittingham Asylum in Preston. The project researched and critically […]

Doctors at Whittingham, Courtesy The Harris The final event in the Whittingham Lives project will explore the impact of war on Whittingham Asylum and its patients. The conference, titled The Lunacy of War: […]

First World War soldiers in barracks Pic: Eric Northey A play about the drama of life in Whittingham Asylum during the First World War will premiere on the old asylum site. The […]

Nurses in Ward 1. Left: S Best (standing) and M Martin. Right: G Heighton or M Dooley and Margaret Smith. Image courtesy of the Harris An exhibition will explore the […]

Whittingham Asylum in years gone by Pic: George Speight An event is taking place in Preston to explore the relationship between diet, mental health and Whittingham Asylum in the 1920s. Organised by […]

Poet and writer Jhilmil Breckenridge, who is leading the creative writing workshops Pic: Jhilmil Breckenridge A series of free creative writing sessions will explore the history of a former mental […]

Inside the old music hall in Whittingham Pic: scrappyNW An event to explore and immerse yourself in the history of a former mental asylum is taking place in Preston. Whittingham […]