London, England

Southwark 2-J

St. Thomas Hospital in the 18th century

1836 London Bridge Station

before the arrival of the railroads

the view eastward from Borough Street

facade of the south wing

Close-up of facade

hospital itself dates from a very early age

layout of the old hospital

St. Thomas Hospital in 1862

south wing on St. Thomas Street

the Operating Theater

appearance of St. Thomas's Church in 1825

entrance to the church and the museum

long spiral stair to the attic.

Florence Nightingale

operation during the period 1775-1776

the "modern" operating theater

Without the benefit of anaesthetics ...

the attic was a herb garret

medieval apothecary

Across St. Thomas Street

The front of Guy's Hospital

Guy's Hospital in the early 1800s

Thomas Guy (1644-1724)

At the base of the statue