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Do GHOSTS Linger Inside This Decaying Asylum?

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Once a place of "restorative treatment", Denbigh Asylum (also known as the North Wales Mental Hospital) has now been left in ruins.

But why do so many believe that this once-grand Victorian building is one of the most haunted places in Wales?

SOURCES

📚 Psychiatry in Medical Practice by W. Lindsay Neustatter

📚 North Wales Hospital, Denbigh 1842 - 1995 by Clwyd Wynne

📚 Ghost Stories From North Wales Asylum by Peter Glynn

📓 Michael, Pamela, and David Hirst. "Recording the many faces of death at the Denbigh Asylum, 1848–1938." History of Psychiatry 23.1 (2012): 40-51.

💻 https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/outrage-over-most-haunted-tv-2810932

💻 https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2023/11/denbigh-asylym-north-wales/

💻 https://madnessofnorthwales.com/the-role-of-mercury-in-the-treatment-of-syphilis/

💻 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7744477.stm

💻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-43652268

💻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-38887938

💻 ​https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5165789/Student-snaps-image-ghost-caretaker-abandoned-asylum.html

💻 ​https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/25488360.denbigh-asbestos-roosting-bats-slow-progress-hospital-site/

📺 Most Haunted Live: Village Of The Damned, first aired 2008

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THE LEGAL STUFF

I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique.

My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

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Content provided by Don’t Scare Claire. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Don’t Scare Claire or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Once a place of "restorative treatment", Denbigh Asylum (also known as the North Wales Mental Hospital) has now been left in ruins.

But why do so many believe that this once-grand Victorian building is one of the most haunted places in Wales?

SOURCES

📚 Psychiatry in Medical Practice by W. Lindsay Neustatter

📚 North Wales Hospital, Denbigh 1842 - 1995 by Clwyd Wynne

📚 Ghost Stories From North Wales Asylum by Peter Glynn

📓 Michael, Pamela, and David Hirst. "Recording the many faces of death at the Denbigh Asylum, 1848–1938." History of Psychiatry 23.1 (2012): 40-51.

💻 https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/outrage-over-most-haunted-tv-2810932

💻 https://www.iwa.wales/agenda/2023/11/denbigh-asylym-north-wales/

💻 https://madnessofnorthwales.com/the-role-of-mercury-in-the-treatment-of-syphilis/

💻 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7744477.stm

💻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-43652268

💻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-38887938

💻 ​https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5165789/Student-snaps-image-ghost-caretaker-abandoned-asylum.html

💻 ​https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/25488360.denbigh-asbestos-roosting-bats-slow-progress-hospital-site/

📺 Most Haunted Live: Village Of The Damned, first aired 2008

COME SAY HI!

Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/

THE LEGAL STUFF

I don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique.

My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

  continue reading

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