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Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London

The Society was incorporated as a City Livery Company in 1617. Its Hall (dating from 1668-72), archives and artefacts also record and reflect its activities as a major centre for manufacturing and retailing drugs (1671-1922), founder of Chelsea Physic Garden in 1673 and medical examining and licensing body from 1815.

 
Admission Details
  • Visitors to the Hall, including group bookings for guided tours (for which there is a small, per capita charge), by prior arrangement only.
  • The archives are open by appointment to bona fide researchers. Please contact the Archivist.
Other Information
  • Publications and gift items are available for purchase
  • Limited wheelchair access.
  • induction loop.
For further information please transfer to the Society's website at http://www.apothecaries.org
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Display of drug jars in the entrance of Apothecaries' Hall
 
Museum Address
 
The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London,
Apothecaries' Hall,
Black Friars Lane
London EC4V 6EJ
 
Tel. 020 7236 1189 (Clerk and Beadle)
E-mail: clerk@apothecaries.org or beadle@apothecaries.org
Tel. 020 7248 6648 (Archivist)
E-mail: archivist@apothecaries.org
 
Travel
 
Rail Blackfriars, City Thameslink
Tube Blackfriars, St Paul's
Bus 4, 11, 15, 23, 26, 45, 63, 76, 172