I thought it would be helpful to start a thread dedicated to the legendary Bethlehem Royal Hospital and another to Broadmoor, because although they are frequently mentioned in passing there is surprisingly little solid information about either of them on any of the message boards.
I'm hoping that those of you who have photographs, documents, and information about these institutions will post them here, and that this thread will serve as a sort of all-in-one archive that will be available to anyone for future reference.
Please note: I'd like us to avoid getting into any Ripper-suspect discussions on this thread, as there are many other threads designated for that purpose.
I feel it's important to remember that the people who were patients and inmates at Bedlam & Broadmoor actually passed their lives in these facilities, and that countless others spent their careers here as doctors, nurses, guards, administrators, chaplains, etc.
In the case of Broadmoor, this is still going on, yet we on the outside know little about it.
I'm hoping we can all pool our knowledge & learn new things.
Thank you, Archaic
This beautiful engraving of the Bethlehem Royal Hospital is from 1811.
I'm hoping that those of you who have photographs, documents, and information about these institutions will post them here, and that this thread will serve as a sort of all-in-one archive that will be available to anyone for future reference.
Please note: I'd like us to avoid getting into any Ripper-suspect discussions on this thread, as there are many other threads designated for that purpose.
I feel it's important to remember that the people who were patients and inmates at Bedlam & Broadmoor actually passed their lives in these facilities, and that countless others spent their careers here as doctors, nurses, guards, administrators, chaplains, etc.
In the case of Broadmoor, this is still going on, yet we on the outside know little about it.
I'm hoping we can all pool our knowledge & learn new things.
Thank you, Archaic
This beautiful engraving of the Bethlehem Royal Hospital is from 1811.
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