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Asylums and Mental Health

Unlocking the archives that tell us how mental health was treated by the authorities in Herefordshire in the past


Archive Asylum Photo

Clare O’Grady looks at key records for family history research into those who lived and worked in asylums, from the 18th century until the end of the 19th including case books, admission registers and Quarter Sessions records.

Tickets can be booked on our Eventbrite page 


  • Date: Wednesday 18 November 2026
  • Location: Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre Fir Tree Lane Hereford HR2 6LA
  • Cost: £6
  • Time: 2pm - 3pm