When it was founded, many hoped the hospital would be a source of restorative treatment, rather than a costly dumping ground where those suffering from mental illness could be kept away from the rest of society. But as the hospital grew, patient welfare was increasingly set to the side. Tasks around the hospital were done largely by labor from the patients, and treatment consisted largely of sedation and time in Turkish baths.

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Rieder, Duncan (5 November 2018). " "Deliberate" fire at Denbigh's North Wales Hospital". Denbighshire Free Press . Retrieved 30 December 2018.

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TV show, Most Haunted even recorded episodes there in 2008, controversially branding the town the “village of the damned” and claimed the place is “cursed by witches”. Detective Inspector Ruth Hunter has resolved to put her past life in London behind her. So when two seemingly routine suicides start to look suspicious, Ruth is keen to throw herself into a new investigation, lead her CID team and solve what appears to be a complex case. However, as the former London detective digs into the past of the victims’ lives, she uncovers a dark web of abuse within the music industry. Solicitor in North Wales Hospital inquiry accused of "playing silly games" ". Denbighshire Free Press. 5 March 2015 . Retrieved 31 December 2018.

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a b c d e Wynne, Clwyd (2006). The North Wales Hospital, Denbigh, 1842-1995. Gwasg Helygain. pp.16–18. ISBN 0-9550338-4-5. Here are some pictures how patients would have been treated, even though these wasn’t taken at Denbigh Asylum, it sure gives you a insight to how life was……… Denbigh Mental Asylum was built between 1844-1848 and served as a home for paupers who was welsh speaking people and was deemed to have a mental health condition. It was closed in 1995 due to legislation. On 13 October 2011, it was falsely reported that Moore had died at Broadmoor hospital on 30 July 2011. [3] Denbigh hospital: Fire-ravaged building to be demolished". BBC News. 2 June 2017 . Retrieved 9 July 2017.Plans for closure were drawn up in 1987 as part of the national Care in the Community initiative which could trace its roots to the thoughts of Enoch Powell when he was Minister for Health in the 1960s. The North Wales Hospital was eventually closed in sections from 1991 to 2002, with the main unit being shut down in 1995. [7] Paranormal investigators have taken a keen interest since and claim to have seen ghouls walking the corridors. However, while its interior is far from what it was 168 years ago – it’s rumoured that the apparitions of past patients, staff and visitors still remain to this day. More than 20 patients were selected for prefrontal lobotomy treatments between 1942 and 1944 at the hospital, with one patient dying from the controversial procedure.