State Criminal Lunatic Asylum

This material is held atBethlem Museum of the Mind

Scope and Content

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.

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

Any records containing sensitive personal information of subjects who may still be alive will be closed. Some records may be unavailable for access due to preservation concerns

Other Finding Aids

Full catalogue available at http://archives.museumofthemind.org.uk/brha.htm