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The London underground station used by thousands of Essex commuters each day built on site of infamous asylum and plague pit
Today, the Bethlem Royal Hospital is situated in Beckenham, near Croydon. But from 1247 to 1676, its original location was where Liverpool Street station now stands. READ MORE: Essex man jailed ...
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Melancholy and Raving Madness: Statues
The Bethlem Royal Hospital (or Bedlam as it was also known by this period) is one of the world's oldest hospitals for the treatment of mental illness, and received visitors from around the world.
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Manacles from Bedlam (Bethlem Hospital)
Bethlem superintendent W. Charles Hood (1824 - 70) remarked on a new use for iron fetters - as kitchen pot stands - following his appointment in 1853. For Hood, this illustrated the "humane and ...