'Henshaw's Blind Asylum' was opened in Old Trafford, Manchester, in 1837 to provide education, employment and welfare for blind people. It was re-named 'Henshaw's Institution for the Blind' in the 1920s, later becoming 'Henshaw's Society for the Blind'. The charity adopted its current title, Henshaws Society for Blind People, in December 2000.
The Bedford Lemere daybook records Charles Heathcote as the architect of the blind asylum, which stood on the site now occupied by Chester House, police headquarters.
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company
Architect: Heathcote, Charles Henry
Victorian Institute For The Blind, Victorian Disabled Peoples Home