# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Victorian Asylum lecture with John Dawkins at The Old Stables
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: This fascinating lecture is delivered by John Dawkins, who is a specialist in the subject of the Victorian Asylum. The popular image of these hospitals is that of dark and frightening places, with experimental treatments for mental health problems that the world hardly understood. There were, however, some beacons of hope amongst doctors who were passionate about easing the pain and distress of patients locked away in asylums, and who attempted to understand the complex working of the human brain.

This lecture throws a bright light on what really went on behind some of those doors.

Contains material which some people may find disturbing.

Tickets are £14 per person and may be purchased in advance to avoid disappointment (see below).

Doors open at 7pm for the performance which begins at 7:30pm.

If you are unable to pay with PayPal and wish to purchase tickets, please contact tickets@lesleysmithhistorians.co.uk
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lichfield/the-victorian-asylum-lecture-with-john-dawkins-at-the-old-stables/200029513961928
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, mental-health
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 502

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lichfield
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Guildhall, Lichfield
- **lat**: 52.682823814753
- **long**: -1.8270592571183
- **full address**: Guildhall, Lichfield, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Victorian Asylum lecture with John Dawkins at The Old Stables being held?
  - **A:** The Victorian Asylum lecture with John Dawkins at The Old Stables takes place on Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Guildhall, Lichfield, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Victorian Asylum lecture with John Dawkins at The Old Stables?
  - **A:** The Victorian Asylum lecture with John Dawkins at The Old Stables is organized by Lesley Smith Historians.

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