The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with two figures in the foreground. Engraving.

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25630i
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The hospital is shown with new wings to both sides of the original building

This is the second building of Bethlem Hospital [Bedlam], built in 1675-1676 in Moorfields, London. In 1814-1815 the hospital removed to St. George's Fields, Southwark, and the Moorfields building was subsequently demolished

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[London]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; image 2.3 x 13.6 cm

Lettering

Bethlem.

References note

Not in B. Adams, London illustrated, London 1983

Reference

Wellcome Collection 25630i

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