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Dr Pearn: Knight of the Horton Asylum

In today’s post, Borough Archivist Kath Shawcross introduces one of her favourite characters from the plates; Dr Pearn. “It was a few years ago that we required an image of a typical Edwardian gentleman for a different project. Immediately we thought of the Knights-Whittome collection as the ideal source. Not having an index to the collection…

October 20, 2015 in Archives, asylum, cane hill, fancy dress, horton, hospital, Lord Derby, WW1.

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