The Hospital of Bethlem (Bedlam) at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, children playing with a boat on a pond in …

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The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the north, children playing with a boat on a pond in the foreground. Engraving by R Watkins, August 1811, after G Arnald, June 1811. 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. Created 1811. Hospitals. Mental illness. Church buildings. Spires. Trees. Children. Games. Psychiatric hospitals. Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England). Contributors: George Arnald (1763–1841); R Watkins (active 1811); Robert Hooke (1635–1703); E W Brayley (1773–1854). Work ID: ft9mya8g.

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