Bethlem Asylum

"Most people tend to avoid asylums, they worry there might be something... contagious in the air."

- Dr. Lydgate to Dr. Sheffield

Bethlem Asylum, also known as Bethlem Royal Hospital, is a Victorian England location featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. It first appears in the first episode.

Trivia

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On-Screen Notes

 * Roman numerals are written at the front entrance of the asylum:"MDCCCLXVII" which means 1867.
 * The "procedure" Dr. Lydgate prepares to perform on Alice is mostly likely a removal of parts of the cerebral cortex. This form of psychosurgery was first performed by Gottlieb Burckhardt in December, 1881.
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Production Notes

 * The asylum is inspired by the real-life Bethlem Royal Hospital.
 * The auditorium at the Bethlem Asylum, and the fireplace in Dr. Lydgate's office, has the same design as the mayor's office at the Storybrooke Town Hall on Once Upon a Time.
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Props Notes

 * The agreement that Alice signs, reads:

BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL


 * St GEORGE'S
 * FIELDS


 * SOUTHWARK LONDON


 * 'PRIMUM NON
 * NOCERE

Special Procedure

I hereby consent to the special procedure outlined to me by Dr. Arthur Lydgate. Under the Lunacy Act and County Asylums Act of 1845, I understand that Dr. Arthur Lydgate has the authority to detain me until such a time that I exhibit recuperative progress as to be indicative of a cessation of the symptoms of mania, lunacy, idiocy and other unsoundness of mind or moral turpitude.

Dr. Arthur Lydgate will submit an assessment to the Commission and the Home Secretary's Office. It is under their ultimate authority that I will determine my eventual release. The Lunacy Commission will restrict my access to the courts of law, so that I may not challenge the legality of my sequestration or care.

By signing below, I hereby indicate that I understand the legal stipulations outlined in the above.


 * Signed [Alice's signature]


 * Witness Dr. Arthur Lydgate, M.D.
 * Signed day of the month


 * The Land Without Magic version of the Bethlem Royal Hospital was also located at St George's Fields (indeed a former area in Southwark, London), in the 19th century.
 * Primum non nocere is a Latin phrase that, ironically, means "first, do no harm". It is one of the principal precepts of bioethics that all healthcare students are taught in school and is a fundamental principle throughout the world.
 * The Lunacy Act 1845 and the 1845 County Asylums Act formed the mental health law in the real version of England and Wales from 1845 to 1890.