i heard that the natural history musem in london used to be called bedlem is this true?

Answer 1

The other answers are right: Bedlam (Royal Bethlem Hospital) was on the site of the now Imperial War Museum in the London Borough of Lambeth.

The Natural History Museum was built from proceeds (profits) of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park in 1851. It was the brain-child of the Prince Consort, Albert Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, husband of Queen Victoria. In fact, he organised the purchase of large tracts of Kensington farm-land around the western edge of Hyde Park, which now includes The Victoria & Albert Museum, The Science Museum, Imperial College, the Royal Geographical Society, the original City & Guilds Engineering Institute and the Royal Albert Hall.

Answer 2

No, I don't think that it was. Bedlem (Bedlam) was one of the first "lunatic asylums" in Britain, and was one of the parts of the hospital service that is now known as Maudsley & Bethlem Royal - which I think is situated in Primrose Hill, London. I'm not sure where the original building Bedlam was sited, though it may have been in Kent. I remember hearing that it was a common weekend trip to view the "lunatics" and cost 6 old pence! It was also pretty grim if you ended up in there - strange treatments, chains if you were violent and really no way out!!!

Answer 3

No.
The Natural History Museum is In South Kensington.
Bedlam was the name for the Bethlehem Hospital in the City of London

Answer 4

No. The original sight of Bedlam [Bethlehem Hospital] for the insane, is the Imperial War Museum.

The name Bethlehem was transmogrified by the Cockneys of the 18th C to become bedlam, which eventually became a word in th English dictionary.

Bedlam - a lot noise and screaming, which gives you some idea of what life must have been like back then at the Bethlehem Hospital - now the Imperial War Museum

Bethlehem Hospital (Bedlam) UC Western Tower. London ca. 1676. Bethlehem Hospital (Bedlam) ... built in the sixteenth century to succeed the original St. Mary of Bethlehem hospital, ...
http://www.instruct.uwo.ca/english/234e/site/bckgrnds/maps/lndnmpbedlam.html

Of course if you come to UK now, you will quickly realize that we are now living in a country in which the inmates have taken over the asylum. Just don't blame me, I never voted for it.

Answer 5

Bedlam was the Royal Bethlem Hospital. It used to be in Southwark, but they moved it to Beckenham. One of the Southwark buildings now houses the main part of the Imperial War Museum.

The Natural History Museum in Kensington was built on a green field site.

Answer 6

Bedlam was originally the "Bethlehem hospital", it was a hospital for the mentally and physical handicapped as well as the mentally ill. During this period, mental hospitals were open to the public for tours and you could pay to view the inmates. Many inmates had conditions (such as down syndrome) that included speech impediments, so that when they attempted to say "Bethlehem" it sounded more like "Bedlam". I think it was on the site of the imperial war museum.

Answer 7

Nope that was the Imperial War Museum. The Natural History Museum has never been anything else.

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Answer 9

No it is not true. The Bethlem (Bedlam) asylum was once in buildings which now house the Imperial War Museum. A completely different part of London.

Answer 10

Bedlam was the hospital for the insane. Thus we use the word to mean chaos.