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The '''Lambeth Asylum''' was a hospital situated in the borough of [[Lambeth]], [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]]. | The '''Lambeth Asylum''' was a hospital situated in the borough of [[Lambeth]], [[London]] during the [[Victorian era]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Lambeth Asylum was designed by the architect Arthur Hayes, his first and only project, in 1850. Unlike other hospitals, the asylum was largely undocumented, with its records of treatment administered there vague. A year later, Arthur was murdered by his son, Arthur Hayes Jr., who believed his father to be Antichrist. The son was then committed to the asylum for his crime.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Lambeth Asylum (1868)]] | Lambeth Asylum was designed by the architect Arthur Hayes, his first and only project, in 1850. Unlike other hospitals, the asylum was largely undocumented, with its records of treatment administered there vague. A year later, Arthur was murdered by his son, Arthur Hayes Jr., who believed his father to be the Antichrist. The son was then committed to the asylum for his crime.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Lambeth Asylum (1868)]]</ref> | ||
By 1868, the [[Templars]] began to financially support the hospital. With the assistance of [[Charles Darwin]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Jacob Frye]] discovered that one of the institution's [[doctor]]s, [[John Elliotson]], was a Templar and was distributing the drug [[Starrick's Soothing Syrup]] to the asylum's patients. Jacob subsequently infiltrated the hospital to assassinate Elliotson and end the distribution of the syrup.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Overdose]]</ref> | |||
Not much later, Jacob's twin sister [[Evie Frye]] and their young accomplice [[Clara O'Dea]] visited the asylum to find a cure for Babylon Alley's children. Clara herself had contracted the disease and, with the assistance of [[Florence Nightingale]], Evie managed to find the cure.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' – [[The Lady with the Lamp]]</ref> | [[File:ACS The Lady with the Lamp 2.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Evie and Clara outside the asylum]] | ||
Not much later, Jacob's twin sister [[Evie Frye]] and their young accomplice [[Clara O'Dea]] visited the asylum to find a cure for Babylon Alley's children. Clara herself had contracted the disease and, with the assistance of [[Florence Nightingale]], Evie managed to find the cure.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Lady with the Lamp]]</ref> | |||
Following the assassination [[Crawford Starrick]], the institution's sole benefactor, the asylum closed its doors in January 1869.<ref name="Database" /> Jacob Frye recruited at least one of the inmates | Following the assassination of [[Crawford Starrick]], the institution's sole benefactor, the asylum closed its doors in January 1869.<ref name="Database" /> Jacob Frye recruited at least one of the asylum's inmates into the Assassin Brotherhood, a young boy named [[Jack the Ripper|Jack]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[The Unfortunates]]</ref> who had been committed there due to the trauma of witnessing his mother's murder.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[The Mother of All Crimes]]</ref> | ||
A few years later, the asylum was reopened and partially rehabilitated to receive a growing number of violent criminals, most of | A few years later, the asylum was reopened and partially rehabilitated to receive a growing number of violent criminals, most of whom were from the borough of [[Whitechapel]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Lambeth Asylum (1888)]]</ref> | ||
In 1888, a now-adult Jack committed [[Whitechapel murders|several gruesome murders]] in Whitechapel and became widely feared as "Jack the Ripper. When he found his Reign of Terror challenged by Evie Frye, who had recently returned from [[India]], Jack traveled to the asylum to assassinate his former doctor [[Archer (doctor)|Archer]], [[Nurse]] [[Whitney]], as well as Director [[Bradford]], destroying all records of his existence.<ref name="Family Reunion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Family Reunion]]</ref> | |||
He then freed the inmates of the G Wing, | [[File:ACS Live by the Creed, Die by the Creed 4.png|thumb|250px|Evie entering the asylum's undercroft]] | ||
He then freed the inmates of the G Wing, who were all notoriously violent criminals, as part of his plan to ambush Evie.<ref name="Family Reunion" /> Eventually, the two confronted each other in the asylum's basement, where Jack had previously locked up a kidnapped Jacob. Evie managed to defeat and kill Jack, then freed Jacob. With the help of [[Police|Inspector]] [[Frederick Abberline]], they ensured no one ever learned of what had transpired or knew Jack's true identity, a cover-up that persisted into the [[Modern times|modern day]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Live by the Creed, Die by the Creed]]</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
Lambeth Asylum is a fictional asylum which appears in the | Lambeth Asylum is a fictional asylum which appears in the 2015 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''. It seems to be an amalgamation of several real life institutions, as its location and the experimentation with patients appear to be based<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mashable.com/archive/assassins-creed-syndicate-history|title=How 'Assassin's Creed Syndicate' compares to the real dangers of London in 1868|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131150450/http://mashable.com/2016/01/31/assassins-creed-syndicate-history/|archivedate=31 January 2016|author=Stark, Chelsea|date=31 January 2016|publisher=''{{Wiki|Mashable}}''|accessdate=2 September 2017}}</ref> on the {{Wiki|Bethlem Royal Hospital}} while the central tower is based on the tower of the real-life [[St. Pancras station]], which ironically has its appearance fictionalized in-game.<ref name="ubisoft forums">{{Cite web|url=http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1144378-Mapping-AC-Syndicate-s-London/page4|title=Mapping AC Syndicate's London|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002063713/http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/1144378-Mapping-AC-Syndicate-s-London/page4|archivedate=2 September 2015|author="AnExplodingDodo"|date=18 September 2015|publisher=''[[Ubisoft]]''|accessdate=8 October 2017}}</ref> The two smaller towers are based on the {{Wiki|Royal Albert Hospital}}. | ||
In its original [[database]] entry, the asylum is noted to have been demolished in 1869. This fact is removed from its updated entry in ''Syndicate''{{'}}s | In its original [[database]] entry, the asylum is noted to have been demolished in 1869. This fact is removed from its updated entry in ''Syndicate''{{'}}s [[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate downloadable content|downloadable]] expansion ''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)|Jack the Ripper]]'' set in 1888, so as to not conflict with the location being reused. However, the original entry was not changed to reflect the retcon. | ||
There are light bulbs inside the asylum, though this is anachronistic as electric light was first used in Holborn in 1883.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-london/|title=A History of London|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118104213/https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-london/|archivedate=18 January 2022|author=Lambert, Tim|date=14 March 2021|publisher=''LocalHistories.org''|accessdate=2 September 2017}}</ref> | There are light bulbs inside the asylum, though this is anachronistic as electric light was first used in Holborn in 1883.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-london/|title=A History of London|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118104213/https://localhistories.org/a-history-of-london/|archivedate=18 January 2022|author=Lambert, Tim|date=14 March 2021|publisher=''LocalHistories.org''|accessdate=2 September 2017}}</ref> | ||
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ACS DB Lambeth Asylum 1888.jpg|The asylum in 1888 | ACS DB Lambeth Asylum 1888.jpg|The asylum in 1888 | ||
ACS Bethlem Royal Hospital - Concept Art.jpg|Bethlem asylum concept art | ACS Bethlem Royal Hospital - Concept Art.jpg|Bethlem asylum concept art | ||
ACS Overdose 3.png|The asylum's operating room | |||
ACS Overdose 5.png|A patient subjected to electroconvulsive therapy | |||
ACS The Lady with the Lamp 1.jpg|Clara, Nightingale, and Evie inside the asylum | |||
ACS Live by the Creed, Die by the Creed 1.png|Evie inspecting the asylum's entrance | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 18 August 2025
The Lambeth Asylum was a hospital situated in the borough of Lambeth, London during the Victorian era.
History
Lambeth Asylum was designed by the architect Arthur Hayes, his first and only project, in 1850. Unlike other hospitals, the asylum was largely undocumented, with its records of treatment administered there vague. A year later, Arthur was murdered by his son, Arthur Hayes Jr., who believed his father to be the Antichrist. The son was then committed to the asylum for his crime.[1]
By 1868, the Templars began to financially support the hospital. With the assistance of Charles Darwin, the Assassin Jacob Frye discovered that one of the institution's doctors, John Elliotson, was a Templar and was distributing the drug Starrick's Soothing Syrup to the asylum's patients. Jacob subsequently infiltrated the hospital to assassinate Elliotson and end the distribution of the syrup.[2]
Not much later, Jacob's twin sister Evie Frye and their young accomplice Clara O'Dea visited the asylum to find a cure for Babylon Alley's children. Clara herself had contracted the disease and, with the assistance of Florence Nightingale, Evie managed to find the cure.[3]
Following the assassination of Crawford Starrick, the institution's sole benefactor, the asylum closed its doors in January 1869.[1] Jacob Frye recruited at least one of the asylum's inmates into the Assassin Brotherhood, a young boy named Jack,[4] who had been committed there due to the trauma of witnessing his mother's murder.[5]
A few years later, the asylum was reopened and partially rehabilitated to receive a growing number of violent criminals, most of whom were from the borough of Whitechapel.[6]
In 1888, a now-adult Jack committed several gruesome murders in Whitechapel and became widely feared as "Jack the Ripper. When he found his Reign of Terror challenged by Evie Frye, who had recently returned from India, Jack traveled to the asylum to assassinate his former doctor Archer, Nurse Whitney, as well as Director Bradford, destroying all records of his existence.[7]
He then freed the inmates of the G Wing, who were all notoriously violent criminals, as part of his plan to ambush Evie.[7] Eventually, the two confronted each other in the asylum's basement, where Jack had previously locked up a kidnapped Jacob. Evie managed to defeat and kill Jack, then freed Jacob. With the help of Inspector Frederick Abberline, they ensured no one ever learned of what had transpired or knew Jack's true identity, a cover-up that persisted into the modern day.[8]
Behind the scenes
Lambeth Asylum is a fictional asylum which appears in the 2015 video game Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. It seems to be an amalgamation of several real life institutions, as its location and the experimentation with patients appear to be based[9] on the Bethlem Royal Hospital while the central tower is based on the tower of the real-life St. Pancras station, which ironically has its appearance fictionalized in-game.[10] The two smaller towers are based on the Royal Albert Hospital.
In its original database entry, the asylum is noted to have been demolished in 1869. This fact is removed from its updated entry in Syndicate's downloadable expansion Jack the Ripper set in 1888, so as to not conflict with the location being reused. However, the original entry was not changed to reflect the retcon.
There are light bulbs inside the asylum, though this is anachronistic as electric light was first used in Holborn in 1883.[11]
Gallery
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The asylum in 1888 -
Bethlem asylum concept art -
The asylum's operating room -
A patient subjected to electroconvulsive therapy -
Clara, Nightingale, and Evie inside the asylum -
Evie inspecting the asylum's entrance
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Lambeth Asylum (1868)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Overdose
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – The Lady with the Lamp
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper – The Unfortunates
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper – The Mother of All Crimes
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper – Database: Lambeth Asylum (1888)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper – Family Reunion
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper – Live by the Creed, Die by the Creed
- ↑ Stark, Chelsea (31 January 2016). How 'Assassin's Creed Syndicate' compares to the real dangers of London in 1868. Mashable. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved on 2 September 2017.
- ↑ "AnExplodingDodo" (18 September 2015). Mapping AC Syndicate's London. Ubisoft. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved on 8 October 2017.
- ↑ Lambert, Tim (14 March 2021). A History of London. LocalHistories.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved on 2 September 2017.