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The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
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It’s well worth climbing the tiny spiral staircase to this 19th century operating theatre in the attic of St Thomas’s Church—you can really imagine gruesome scenes in the horseshoe-shaped theatre. The herb garret is stuffed with interesting and sinister objects, including medical specimens, skeletons, and some truly terrifying operating equipment. The entire space was lost in 1862 when St Thomas’s Hospital moved and the entrances to the theatre were blocked up. In 1956 it was rediscovered by a researcher, and it’s the only 19th century operating theatre to have survived in Europe.
Lucy
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Dominique
November 23, 2016
The Old Operating Theatre Museum is a museum of surgical history and the oldest surviving operating theatres in the UK dating to end 17th century. It was part of old St Thomas Hospital.
Altido
June 4, 2015
The Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garret is the oldest operating theatre (emergency room) in Britain.
Angel
October 14, 2014
see inside old london .
Former Member
October 5, 2021
If your interested in development of medicine this is the museum for you. Near Shard and London Bridge.
Kristina
July 3, 2018
it's great for all - especially if you have children. It teaches about how surgical operations were done in the middle ages and is the oldest operating theatre in the world. Definitely see the show if you have children because it's very entertaining. Entry isn't too expensive
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9a St Thomas St
London, England