A local former mental asylum, has been the focus of a history project, and its fascinating past will be revealed in an exhibition at Biddulph Library this week.

Cheddleton Asylum, which later became known as St Edward's Hospital, was one of three historic Staffordshire mental asylums studied by the county council's Archives and Heritage Service in a project which began in 2019.

The project, funded by medical charity the Wellcome Trust, explores the patient experience of mental health care in Staffordshire from the 1800s all the way to the 1960s.

And now, a major new exhibition, called "A Case for the Ordinary: Staffordshire's asylums and the patient experience" will reveal the story of the asylum and its patients to the general public.

There will also be a taster exhibition at Biddulph library from Thursday 13 January - Wednesday 9 February.

Another taster exhibition is being held at Newcastle Library from Wednesday 8 December - Tuesday 11 January. The full exhibition opens at the Museum of Cannock Chase today (10th January) and continues there until Saturday 26th February.

More information about the project, as well as extensive information about the Cheddleton asylum, is available on the project's blog. Click here if you would like to read more.