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Fulbourn Asylum - How it was built and what it has cost - special report 1908
Fulbourn Asylum - How it was built and what it has cost - special report 1908. This fascinating article, reprinted from the Cambridge Express in March and April 1903, provides a rare contemporary glimpse into Fulbourn Asylum at the beginning of the twentieth century. Entitled "Fulbourn Asylum: How It Was Built and What It Has Cost", it combines the institution's history, finances, daily routines, staffing, accommodation and fire precautions in a remarkably detailed account.