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Royal London Hospital Museum

The London (founded 1740) became Britain's largest voluntary hospital. Its story is told in the crypt of the former Hospital Church. Exhibits feature dentistry, surgery, paediatrics, nursing, the NHS, uniforms, helicopter ambulance, x-rays and videos. The lives and works of individuals like Edith Cavell, Eva Luckes, Sydney Holland and Joseph Merrick (The 'Elephant Man') are also featured.
 
Admission Details
  • Open Monday-Friday 10.00-16.30.
  • Closed public holidays and adjacent days, Christmas-New Year.
  • No admission charge, but donations welcomed.
Other Information
  • Wheelchair access.
For further information please transfer to the Museum's website at www.bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk
Medical Museum
 
Medical students on clinical rounds, 1930s
 
Museum Address
 
Archives and Museum
Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel
London E1 1BB
 
Tel. 0207 377 7608
Email: jonathan.evans@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk
 
Travel
 
Rail
Tube Whitechapel
Bus 25,253