What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of :- Staffordshire County Asylum. Later known as St. Matthew's Hospital. Opened 1864. Closed 1995. Recorded plaque organisation: Burntwood Chase Heritage Group.
Why this person mattered
The site marked the location of Staffordshire County Asylum, established in 1864 to provide mental health care for the county’s population; it operated under various names including St. Matthew's Hospital until its closure in 1995, reflecting changes in psychiatric treatment and institutional practices over nearly a century and a half.
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