Founded by Thomas Guy in concept in 1721 but it was not until 6 January 1725 that the first sixty patients were admitted. Aim 25 have a good summary of the history. Guy's and St Thomas' are considered the two oldest teaching hospitals in London.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Guy's Hospital
{Upper plaque:} In memory of Bermondsey GP, Dr. Salter, 1873 - 1945, who devo...
Alfred Salter Playground Dr Alfred Salter studied medicine at Guy's Hospital ...
(In the circle at the centre of the ‘pediment’, with a trumpeting angel on ei...
{Left hand plaque:} The Nightingale badge awarded between 1925 - 1996. {Cent...
That's all well and good, but was there a maze? All that text and not a word...
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Guy's Hospital
Jonson seems to have had a special ability with elegies for children, not lea...
{On a nearby modern plaque:} The London Bridge niche. Portland stone. The sto...
This is one of only a handful of statues in London unveiled while the subject...
Born Glasgow. With the army in India where he developed an interest in kala azar. This and his anti-typhoid work are his achievements. He remained with the army medical service throughout his career.
Originally established as a charitable society, over the years it has occupied various premises: Petty France (1720 – 24); Chappell Street, renamed Broadway (1724 – 35); Buckingham Gate (1735 - 183...
Re-designed in 1992. The arch was moved in 1994.
Born in Upton, Essex. Died in Walmer, Kent. Pioneer in the use of antiseptics in surgery. The medical historian, Ruth Richardson, has an interesting piece in the Lancet reporting on how Agnes his w...
Founded and endowed by Arnold Frank Hills (1857–1927), MD of Thames Ironworks, sportsman (founder of West Ham FC), philanthropist, and promoter of vegetarianism. A centre of treatment for sick veg...
