Records of the State Criminal Lunatic Asylum, the national facility for so-called 'Criminal Lunatics', which was housed at Bethlem Royal Hospital from 1815 to the establishment of Broadmoor Hospital in 1864.
State Criminal Lunatic Asylum
This material is held atBethlem Museum of the Mind
- Reference
- GB 1007 SCLA
- Dates of Creation
- 1778/1885
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 17 archival items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The State Criminal Lunatic Asylum was established by the Home Department at Bethlem Royal Hospital in 1816, and remained there until new facilities were opened at Broadmoor in 1863 (for the majority of female patients) and 1864 (for the majority of male patients). A few criminal patients remained at Bethlem Royal Hospital into the 1880s.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in the Australian Records Series System, and the catalogue has been adapted for display on Archives Hub. There may be some slight differences in description between this entry and the initial cataloguing work.
Access Information
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Other Finding Aids
Full catalogue available at http://archives.museumofthemind.org.uk/brha.htm