It can trace its origins back to 1553, when King Edward VI re-established St Thomas' hospital, having been closed during the Reformation. In 1721, Thomas Guy funded the building of the hospital which now bears his name. Foundation trust status was achieved in 2004.
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Guy's & St Thomas' Charities Foundation
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On this site, poet & apothecary John Keats, & his friend, the poet, a...
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{On a nearby modern plaque:} The London Bridge niche. Portland stone. The sto...
Founded by Dr Lettsom. Originally based in the City, the Medical Society moved to its present house, Lettsom House, 11 Chandos Street, in 1873.
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Person, Gender Issues, Politics & Administration, Seriously Famous
Many of the Huguenots that arrived here in the 16th and 17th centuries were skilled silk weavers and set up looms in their homes in Spitalfields. The Spitalfields textile trade thrived until the mi...
In loving memory of Mary Louise Dagless, 1951 - 1993.
The first public railway in England, probably the first in the world. A transport system from London to Portsmouth was needed, either a canal or a tramway. The engineer William Jessop, recommende...
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