Records of the Court of Governors of Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals, which ran both institutions from 1557 to 1948.
Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals
This material is held atBethlem Museum of the Mind
- Reference
- GB 1007 BRI
- Dates of Creation
- 1559/1952
- Name of Creator
- Physical Description
- 440 archival items
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
By 1574 (and possibly earlier) Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals were jointly administered by a Court of Governors. This arrangement between the two institutions (and, in the case of Bridewell, its sucessor King Edward's School) until the advent of the National Health Service in 1948. The chief administrative officers of the Hospitals were based at New Bridge Street throughout.
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