Foundling Hospital, Bloomsbury, Children's hospital in Bloomsbury, England
The Foundling Hospital occupied a grand building in London, providing shelter and education for abandoned children from the eighteenth century onwards.
Thomas Coram established the institution in 1739 after receiving a Royal Charter from King George II following seventeen years of determined campaigning.
William Hogarth and George Frideric Handel supported the hospital by donating artwork and performing benefit concerts in the hospital chapel.
The Foundling Museum at 40 Brunswick Square now displays historical records, art collections, and artifacts from the original hospital.
Each admitted child received a new name and carried an identification token, often a small object left by the mother for future recognition.
Location: London
Inception: 1739
Founders: Thomas Coram
Official opening: March 25, 1741
GPS coordinates: 51.52470,-0.11970
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:39
Goodenough College
429 m
Coram's Fields
58 m
Mecklenburgh Square
160 m
The Lamb
184 m
St George's Gardens
175 m
Whiting Fountain
138 m
Foundling Museum
152 m
3–6 Guilford Place
167 m
Ladies And Gentlemens Public Conveniences
143 m
Statue of Thomas Coram
129 m
Euterpe
202 m
Corams Field Playground Memorial Pavilion
38 m
Perimeter Wall, Gates And Railings To St Georges Gardens Perimeter Walls, Gates And Railings To St Georges Gardens
161 m
Anonymous C18 Obelisk In St Georges Gardens
151 m
Numbers 8, 9 And 10 And Attached Railings To Numbers 9 And 10
184 m
Tomb Of Robert Nelson In St Georges Gardens
170 m
Tomb Of Esther Offty In St Georges Gardens
173 m
Tomb Of Robert Wylie In St Georges Gardens
188 m
Numbers 1-4 And Attached Railings
159 m
Bollard At Junction With Mecklenburgh Place
125 m
Entrance Gates And Railings To Corams Gardens
86 m
Numbers 29-38 And Attached Railings
181 m
Number 165 And Attached Railings
191 m
Bollard At Junction With Doughty Street
198 m
Number 89 To 92 And Attached Railings
178 m
Numbers 1-8 And Attached Railings
198 m
Numbers 43-47 And Attached Railings
118 m
Numbers 11-26 And Attached Railings, Byron Court (number 26)
158 mReviews
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