RESOURCES

Take your research further

BOOKS

Life in the Victorian Asylum

by Mark Stevens

Pen & Sword, 2014 Stevens’ book is an excellent social history of Victorian asylums.

My Ancestor Was a Lunatic

by Kathy Chater Society of Genealogists, 2014

This is a useful guide to sources for researchers.

MUSEUM BETHLEM MUSEUM OF THE MIND

a Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Greater London BR3 3BX

t 0203 228 4227 w museumofthemind. org.uk

The museum’s archives are open weekdays from 10am until 4pm by appointment.

WEBSITES MENTAL HEALTHCARE

w wellcomelibrary.org/ collections/digitalcollections/mentalhealthcare

Browse institutions’ records from the 18th century to the 20th, including The Retreat (see page 66).

MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY

w studymore.org.uk/ mhhtim.htm

This Middlesex University resource by Andrew Roberts is packed with information about the history of mental health.