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

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The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, with people walking in the foreground. Engraving. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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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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1 print : engraving ; image 14.6 x 23.9 cm

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New Bedlam in Moor-fields

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B. Adams, London illustrated, London, 1983, number 26/7 [p.56]

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Wellcome Collection 25627i

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