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Old 09-07-2010, 14:14   #11
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Re: Green Haworth/Bedlam

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Originally Posted by Tealeaf View Post
I suspect that Bedlam (Green Haworth) was the generic name applied for Accy's early loony bin
I can't find any record of an offical asylum up there. I think it more likely that it was a cottage, funded by charity/the church, in which the mentally ill were housed.
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