Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals

This material is held atBethlem Museum of the Mind

Scope and Content

Records of the Court of Governors of Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals, which ran both institutions from 1557 to 1948.

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

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