0:00
41:22
In the 1930s, plans were made to build an institution for intellectually disabled children, sold to parents as a haven, with around the clock care and training programmes. Of course, none of the promises came to fruition and it's soon-to-be 6000 residents would be found living in squalor, ignored by the outside world.
More episodes from "Mysteries and Histories"
Don't miss an episode of “Mysteries and Histories” and subscribe to it in the GetPodcast app.