The war museum: corollary |
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The building which accommodates the war museum was formerly the central portion of Bethlem Royal Hospital, or Bedlam, as it was commonly known. The east and west wings were demolished in the early 1930s to make room for the park which now surrounds the Museum. Bethlem Royal Hospital dates back to 1247. Until 1770 there were no restrictions on visitors, and the patients, who were often manacled or chained to the walls, were a public attraction. |
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