A fact from Roundhill Crescent appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that 101 Roundhill Crescent(pictured in foreground), in Brighton's Round Hill suburb, housed England's first hospital for the treatment of mental illness?
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Yes, though the writers may consider Roundhill having precedence as Bedlam moved to their current location in the 1930's. It's a bit contrived though IMHO, to call Roundhill the "first" given the Bedlam organisation's significant history, not only chronologically speaking but in how it has contributed to psychiatry as a branch of medicine. Sadly, Roundhill got through to the main page. L-Bit (talk) 05:05, 11 January 2011 (UTC)Reply
The description recorded in the source did make a specific distinction between institutions of the Bedlam variety ("lunatic asylums") and the facility established at Round Hill. Apologies if anybody feels short-changed, but I am reflecting what is documented in the sources available to me. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!)12:46, 11 January 2011 (UTC)Reply
