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The Old Operating Theatre ? ? Herb Garret, LONDON | Virtual TOUR
Step back in time and visit Europe’s oldest operating theatre in London. The Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret Housed in the attic of the early eighteenth-century church of the old St Thomas’ Hospital, this atmospheric museum offers a unique insight into the history of medicine and surgery. The original timber framed Herb Garret was once used to dry and store herbs for patients’ medicines and in 1822 an operating theatre was included. Predating anaesthetics and antiseptics, it is the oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe. Access to the attic is through a narrow 52-step spiral staircase. Join Stephen and Yhana on this interesting historical tour of London’s Old operating theatre.
- Published: 3 September 2021
- Location: London, England
- Duration: 17:38
- Photography – Stephen Robert Kuta / Yhana Kuta
- Written by – Stephen Robert Kuta
Music –
Music Licensed by Epidemic Sound
Step back in time and visit Europe’s oldest operating theatre in London. The Old Operating Theatre and Herb Garret Housed in the attic of the early eighteenth-century church of the old St Thomas’ Hospital, this atmospheric museum offers a unique insight into the history of medicine and surgery. The original timber framed Herb Garret was once used to dry and store herbs for patients’ medicines and in 1822 an operating theatre was included. Predating anaesthetics and antiseptics, it is the oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe. Access to the attic is through a narrow 52-step spiral staircase. Join Stephen and Yhana on this interesting historical tour of London’s Old operating theatre.
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