O is for... Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret
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Let's go to the Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret for a talk to take you back to the Victorian era, and explore surgical procedures that were once carried out.
(Note: this is the first of two separate events today, the second being 'LoMAZ Extra: City of London Walking Tour Saturday 28th June @ 2pm'. You are welcome to join both events, but you'll need to sign up to each one individually).
The talk shall be delivered in the oldest surviving surgical theatre in Europe, you will see the original space located in the attic of an 18th century church, where up to 150 medical students would have once gathered and learned their trade.
- Tickets cost £12 and include entry to the Museum.
- You need to buy a ticket using website link below, and confirm you have done so on your RSVP.
- Doors open at 09:45 for a 10:00 am start.
- Access is through a 52-step spiral staircase.
https://oldoperatingtheatre.com/surgery-and-the-victorian-operating-theatre/
(This is an early event, I know! As the museum is small it seemed better to have a talk to make more of the visit. There is only one talk this day, or month for that matter, which starts at 10am. I have not specifically sought this earlier than normal start time!)
SCHEDULE:
9:30am: Meet at cafe (optional)
Pret A Manger
11-15 Borough High St, London SE1 9SE
9:50am: Meet outside museum
10:00am: Talk begins
10:45am: Explore the museum
12:00pm: Pub meet (optional) - The Mudlark
Montague Cl, London SE1 9DA
13:00pm: Finish
(Unless you are joining the City of London Walking Tour, which starts at 14:00pm! Meet from 13:20pm at the Pret near Monument - sign up for this on the separate LoMAZ event. At the end of the walk there shall be a pub visit with a longer time to sit and relax.)
GETTING THERE (and back):
- The Museum is located on St Thomas Street between Borough Market and the Shard. Look for a redbrick building with white dressed stone on the edges, a squared tower and a small courtyard.
- Underground connections: Northern and Jubilee lines (London Bridge)
- Mainline Rail: any connections stopping at London Bridge
- Buses: Bus station and taxis in concourse at London Bridge Station: 17, 21, 35, 40, 43, 47, 48, 133, 141, 149, 343, 381, 521, RV1
- Parking: Union Car Parks at Ewer Street, London SE1 0UE & NCP at Kipling Street, London, SE1 3RU
EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:
If you are on the 'going' list only please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. Please let a host know if your Whatsapp name is different from your Meetup name, otherwise we'll assume you're a spammer!
If you are on the waitlist, please join the group only if/once space frees up and you are moved to the 'going' list.
Link TBC to be provided a week before the event. Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.
GROUP RULES, PLEASE NOTE:
LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. We limit event numbers as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group.
- If you can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible.
- Members on the 'going list' who do not change their RSVP to 'no' and do not show up 3 times in a row will be removed from the group.
- If you're on the waitlist, you will automatically be moved to the 'going' list if space becomes available. Please do not attend if you aren't on the 'going list'.
- If you RSVP as 'Going' but then change your RSVP to 'No' five (5) times in a row, then you will be removed from the group.
Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.
Image credit: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., via Wikimedia Commons
O is for... Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret