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Mansions in the Orchard: Bethlem, Our Playground

Personal accounts

Personal recollections of Bethlem contributed by Sue Grime (née Gifford), of a childhood spent playing in Bethlem's extensive grounds.

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Mansions in the Orchard

Collection, History, Personal accounts

Read the latest news from our Manisons in the Orchard project.

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Valentine’s Day at Bethlem

History, Literature, Personal accounts

Find out more about Valentine's Day at Bethlem.

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Telling Admissions 6

Personal accounts

This is the last in a series of posts which has been running throughout 2013 called Telling Admissions.

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Telling Admissions 5

Personal accounts

This month we look at the experiences of Psychiatrist Patrick Wakeling when he became a psychiatric patient.

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Telling Admissions 4

Personal accounts

Find out more about Alistair Campbell's experiences of mental ill-health.

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Telling Admissions 3

Personal accounts

This is the third of six posts in a thread devoted to the stories of those who have gone on the record to talk about their experiences of psychiatric hospitalis

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Telling Admissions 2

Personal accounts

This month we look at Adam Ant and his relationship with mental ill-health.

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Telling Admissions 1

Personal accounts

This new thread is devoted to first-hand accounts of what it was like to have been admitted to a psychiatric hospital (‘sectioned’) under the UK Mental Health A

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The Unbroken Seal

History, Personal accounts

Read about some of the letters found in the Victorian Bethlem casebooks.

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Bethlem Sunfayre this Saturday, 7 July: Full Details

Events, Personal accounts

We're hoping the weather picks up soon for this weekend's Bethlem site open day - the annual Sunfayre. Open to all, there will be activities...

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First Person Narratives 7

Literature, Personal accounts

Gail Hornstein, Professor of Psychology at Mount Holyoake College and sometime visitor to the Archives & Museum, makes passing reference to our...

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