London's Lost Graveyard

[Ladybird1300]

Just watched a documentary on Channel 4, about the Bethlem graveyard unearthed during the contruction of the Crossrail commuter railway line. Anyone who had ancestors living in that part of London during the 17th century, may well be as curious as I am to know if one or more of their ancestors was buried there

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015...olve-the-last-mystery-of-londons-great-plague

Amanda

 

[Ellie7]

Is that the Bethlehem ,that the word Bedlam came from .I thought it was the other side of the river.

Ellie

 

[Ladybird1300]

No, it's definitely near Liverpool Street Station:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-reveals-bones-patients-notorious-asylum.html

Amanda

 

[Ellie7]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlem_Royal_Hospital


Ellie

 

[Ladybird1300]

As it says on Wikki, the original hospital stood at Bishopsgate outside the city of London, then it moved to Moorfields in the 17th century. Then it moved to St George's Fields in Southwark in the 19th century. It now stands on a different site in West Wickham, London Boorough of Bromley.

Bishopsgate was one of the old London city gates and stands next to Liverpool Street station
Crossrail does not run South of the river, it runs East to West.

Amanda

 

[Ellie7]

Yes ,now realise Ann Perry's book Bethlehem Road, had a bit of Author's prerogative in it. Places moved.

Ellie