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    • Welcome!

    Welcome to the Out of Sight, Out of Mind? project in St Albans. This is a record of the former mental hospitals in the area including Hill End, Napsbury, Cell Barnes, Harperbury, Leavesden and Shenley. We are looking for contributions from anyone who has recollections of any of these hospitals.

    We’re currently looking for Volunteer Editors to get involved with the Out of Sight Out of Mind website.  Find out more about this opportunity here!

    Find out more about us or start adding your stories here.

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    The OPQs in Vaudeville
    Entertainment troupe visits Hill End
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    The Water Towers
    Enoch Powell's 1961 speech
  • History of Cell Barnes
    History of Cell Barnes
    A work in progress. Thanks to Highfield Park Trust.
  • Out of Sight?
    Out of Sight?
    Trestle Performance
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    Memories of Hill End
    "It seems to me that a prolonged stay in a NHS psychiatric unit is equivalent to an Oxbridge education!." Memories from a former Hill End hospital patient.
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    • Managing Mania
      Management and Treatment of Female Patients Diagnosed with Mania in Hertfordshire County Asylum at Hill End, 1899-1914
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    • Llinos Thomas on The History of Cell Barnes HospitalDear Rebecca, please could you contact hals.enquiries@hertfordshire.gov.uk and we will be able to advice you further
    • Rebecca Furr on The History of Cell Barnes HospitalMy Uncle was in Cell Barnes he couldn't speak and had fit's. He went in in the late 40s early...

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