Bethlem Royal Hospital at St George's Fields, Lambeth, 1815–1930 – Psychiatry in pictures

[...]a number of individuals and public bodies were examining ways of providing accommodation for persons suffering from mental illness. The Judges of the proposals were: the hospital architect James Lewis, who had been appointed in 1793; George Dance the younger, architect for the the rebuilding of...

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Published in:	British journal of psychiatry 2022-01, Vol.220 (1), p.44-44
Main Author:	Mindham, R.H.S.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Architects Architecture Dance Extra Governors Mental disorders Psychiatry
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Summary:	[...]a number of individuals and public bodies were examining ways of providing accommodation for persons suffering from mental illness. The Judges of the proposals were: the hospital architect James Lewis, who had been appointed in 1793; George Dance the younger, architect for the the rebuilding of St Luke's Hospital, London, 1782–1789, and Samuel Pepys Cockerell. Later, the wings were demolished and the central part of the building became the Imperial War Museum.
ISSN:	0007-1250 1472-1465