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| established = | | established = | ||
| − | | construction_began = | + | | construction_began = 1812 |
| construction_ended = | | construction_ended = | ||
| − | | opened = | + | | opened = |
| − | | closed = | + | | closed = |
| demolished = | | demolished = | ||
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]] | | current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]] | ||
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| peak_patient_population = | | peak_patient_population = | ||
| − | | alternate_names = | + | | alternate_names = |
| − | + | Bedford Lunatic Asylum | |
| − | + | Bedford Asylum | |
}} | }} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Concern for the care of the mentally ill extends far back into the Middle Ages. In 1246 the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlem, commonly known as "Bedlam", was founded in London and until 1751 it was the only public institution devoted to caring for the mentally ill. In that year St. Luke's Hospital was founded, again in London, and in the second half of the eighteenth century other asylums were established in cities such as Bristol and York, as well as an increasing number of privately run hospitals. | Concern for the care of the mentally ill extends far back into the Middle Ages. In 1246 the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlem, commonly known as "Bedlam", was founded in London and until 1751 it was the only public institution devoted to caring for the mentally ill. In that year St. Luke's Hospital was founded, again in London, and in the second half of the eighteenth century other asylums were established in cities such as Bristol and York, as well as an increasing number of privately run hospitals. | ||
