Founded St Bartholomew's Hospital and Priory in 1123, including the church of St Bartholomew the Great, following a vow made while sick on a pilgrimage to Rome. Prior to that he had been a courtier to King Henry I. His tomb is in St Barts. Kipling wrote a poem about him. Londonist has covered this story in rather more detail.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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St Bartholomew's Hospital - founding
{The cornice above the arch reads:} St Bartholomew's Hospital, founded by Ra...
St Bartholomew's Hospital - Victorian extension
{On the frieze above the pillars:} Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, Founded by...
Other Subjects
F. J. Warwick, MB (Cantab), MRCS
Medical Board in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1889-1894.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Mary Seacole Trust
From the Trust's website: "We want British society to become fairer, more inclusive and more harmonious. We believe that overcoming exclusion and increasing participation by promoting equality of b...
Hospital for Tropical Diseases
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases was founded on an ex-naval ship in 1821, before moving to the Royal Greenwich Hospital, and thence to the Endsleigh Gardens site in 1920. Several further moves la...
Margaret Pyke Centre
One of the first family planning clinics, founded in 1968 in Charlotte Street, by Jean Medawar and David Pyke.
Dr. John Snow
Pioneer anaesthetist and epidemiologist. Born North Street in York. The site given as the source for the picture of Snow is an excellent site.
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