As in, any living descendents?  

Very interesting, though.

I found it very interesting, clicking on Bedlam (the hospital is where the word bedlam originates from ) leads to to the wiki page and some interesting notes there.

The inmates were first called "patients" in 1700, and "curable" and "incurable" wards were opened in 1725-34. In the 18th century people used to go to Bedlam to stare at the lunatics. For a penny one could peer into their cells, view the freaks of the "show of Bethlehem" and laugh at their antics. Entry was free on the first Tuesday of the month. In 1814 alone, there were 96,000 such visits.^[2]

We have similar now.."The only way is Essex" etc.

One of the classic horror films from Val Lewton back in the 1940s was Bedlam It starred Boris Karloff and was set in this hospital.

The Bethlem Royal Hospital is still in existence in Beckenham.

Well that explains the people round there who look like they're decomposing.

That there is why I'm determined to be cremated, not buried! Very interesting stuff tho, thanks for sharing

'tis ok

i like that arche thingy stuff, like what the time team do,

if i'd of gone to school and learnt stuff-i'd have liked to be an arche thingy (cant spell it lol)

i like digging up things-usually dirt on other people..

i rambled then..

I like Rambling......the quiet of the countryside, jam sandwiches in back pack carried by hubby.....

heehee

That there is why I'm determined to be cremated, not buried! Very interesting stuff tho, thanks for sharing

Oh i don't know. I quite prefer the idea of Archaeologists putting remains in a museum and studying remains rather than being cremated.

I have a fear of fires... but i also have a fear of being buried... Im just hoping something better comes along before i pop my cloggs. Im just not keen on what is available.  

How do you feel about the cold?......you could be frozen.....

I'll go along with that... as long as i couldn't feel it...

I discussed this at length with my partner, and after a  lot of talk, and gobbledygook,and a couple of glasses of wine , i decided i was happy to drift away on a huge raft out to sea, as long as the sea was calm and the sun shone through hazy clouds. 

 And there was no Sharks in the vicinity, or those nibbly fish.... ......xxx

 nibbly fishies lol   ...well at least you won't have to pay for them. 

What was that ancient society who just left you on a pyre open to the elements until you disintegrated/were nibbled or pecked away to bare bones??

How would that do? 

Actually, in all the years Bedlam existed a fair few of the inmates/patients weren't even mad. A lot of "inconvenient" wives and family members ended up there. They'd probably have loved the old C4 forum. 

Oh yes, i don't know why that appeals more than our traditional ways  lol 

Actually, in all the years Bedlam existed a fair few of the inmates/patients weren't even mad. A lot of "inconvenient" wives and family members ended up there. They'd probably have loved the old C4 forum. 

Some may have felt right at home.