Black Daisy

Well here we are, a mosaic with a black daisy motif incorporated in the design of the flouring of High Royds Hospital Menston, What does it signify, why does the road/path in front of the entrance wind instead of being straight, all these questions will be answered soon. As I delve into the Victorian world of Asylums, why were the women institutionalised, many reasons I'm sure, what therapies were used, so much to research. Just these two subjects were brought to my attention by a local archivist whom I met just yesterday, I really would have loved to have downloaded the wealth of knowledge from that interesting brain.

Photo by Mark Davis High Royds Historian and author