Institute of Naval Medicine, Gosport.

What an opportunity!
Join me on May 12th at 1020 when I have arranged a visit to the Institute Of Naval Medicine in Gosport. This establishment is very rarely open to members of the public and contains, within a museum, a unique historical collection of rare books with at least one original by Charles Darwin complete with colour plates along with artefacts relating to medical and natural history but nothing gruesome.
I believe the oldest book is dated 1554 or thereabouts.
There is also a room within the museum dedicated to the history of the Queen Alexandra Nursing Corps.

The premises are within a secure MOD site to which entrance is strictly controlled and numbers limited.
From those of you fortunate to ‘grab a spot’ I will require your full names, date of birth and nationalities which I must forward to the establishment within the next ten days.
On the day of the visit these details will be checked against your required photo ID (driving licence or passport) by security officers at the entrance to The Institute Of Naval Medicine before admittance is permitted.
Please remember to bring your photographic identification on the day to ensure admittance.
Any bags or back packs may be subject to examination on entry.
We must enter as a group at 1030 a.m.
The meeting point is outside the Anglesea Hotel at the junction of Crescent Road/St Marks Road.
Please ensure you are at the meeting point at 1020. Late arrival will result in exclusion.

Due to the security constraints there is no wait-list so please do not speculatively grab a spot and do try your very best to attend. I will have to close this event as soon as it is full or at a time to allow the security checks to be completed before the visit.
Meeting point:
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Address:
The Anglesea Hotel
24 Crescent Rd, Alverstoke, Gosport PO12 2DH.

Transport:
If you are driving car sharing is always a good option.
There is no on site parking available to us, however, public parking is available in both adjacent Crescent Road and St Marks Road.

There is a limited bus service from the Gosport Ferry Terminus to nearby St Marks Road please check:
https://www.firstbus.co.uk/portsmouth-fareham-gosport
Service: 11.
Stop: St Marks Road.

For the more athletic the walk from The Gosport Ferry Interchange to the venue is about forty minutes via Haslar Bridge but I’ll leave any prospective walkers to arrange their own route.
Refreshments: No refreshments are available on site although, of course, comfort facilities are available. If there is any interest after the visit we could retire to Pebbles restaurant at Stokes Bay.

Please note that I am not a group leader and that we are simply enjoying an event together and are each responsible for our own safety and wellbeing so please ensure you dress appropriately and have available any and all items to enable you to comfortably and safely attend the event.