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Bethlem at Beckenham and the Scottish Village Asylums by Dr Gillian Allmond Part Two

Archives, History

The second part in Dr Gillian Allmond's blog series looking at the ‘villa-style’ of building that inspired the construction Bethlem Hospital at Monks Orchard

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James Hadfield, The French Revolution and the Redefinition of Insanity by Sophia Gal: Part One

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Beyond Hadfield’s lamentation for his animal friend is the story of a man who would inadvertently transform the legal perception of insanity beyond recognition

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James Hadfield, The French Revolution and the Redefinition of Insanity by Sophia Gal: Part Two

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Beyond Hadfield’s lamentation for his animal friend is the story of a man who would inadvertently transform the legal perception of insanity beyond recognition

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Doctor Mary Barkas

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Mary Rushton Barkas was the first female doctor employed at Bethlem Royal Hospital, and became one of the first four medical assistants at the Maudsley Hospital

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Eileen Skellern

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Eileen Skellern was born in 1923 in Stone, Staffordshire, the eldest of three sisters.

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William Kurelek’s Adventures in Psychiatry | Part 1 of 2

Art, Collection, Learning

Museum Volunter Sophia Gal kooks at the life and death of William Kurelek in this two part blog series

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William Kurelek’s Adventures in Psychiatry | Part 2 of 2

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Museum Volunter Sophia Gal kooks at the life and death of William Kurelek in the second of this two part blog series

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Mary Ormerod

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A warm hearted and positive person who enjoyed taking a direct approach to working with people, and who promoted patient care with great energy

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Entrancing new installation at Bethlem Museum of the Mind

Art, Exhibitions, News

The mesmerising work of Finnish artist Panu Ollikainen is on show in the UK for the first time

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Margaret Nicholson in Bethlem

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We can only speculate why Margaret ended up confronting George III and his retinue at the garden entrance to St James’s Palace with a blunt dessert knife

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Thomas Hennell, Nature and Recovery Part 1 of 2

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Museum Volunteer Sophia Gal looks at artist Thomas Hennell, and his experience of mental health issues and his relationship with nature

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Thomas Hennell, Nature and Recovery Part 2 of 2

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Although the mural is now lost, he was said to have used colour to depict the trees and people in such a way that a passer-by mistook it for Paradise

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