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Worshipful Society of Apothecaries

Categories: Medicine

A London livery company. Originally part of the Grocers’ Company, they separated when they were granted their own royal charter in 1617. The Apothecaries Act of 1815 granted them the power to license and regulate practitioners of medicine in England and Wales. The society is based at the Apothecaries’ Hall in Blackfriars.

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Worshipful Society of Apothecaries

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Chelsea Physic Garden

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Chelsea Physic Garden was establ...

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French hospital in Bath Street

French hospital in Bath Street

Founded by royal charter in 1718 to house the poor or infirm of French Huguenot descent. Known as "La Providence". In 1866 the hospital was moved to Victoria Park in Hackney and in 1960 to Rocheste...

Building, Medicine, Social Welfare, France

1 memorial
David Thomas Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead

David Thomas Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead

Physician and civil rights campaigner. Councillor; Chairman of Greater London Council

Person, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Edward Meryon

Edward Meryon

MD, FRCP. First to describe muscular dystrophy.

Person, Medicine

1 memorial
Grosvenor Hospital

Grosvenor Hospital

The splendid Lost Hospitals has been our source for this summary: Opened in 1866 as the Pimlico and Westminster Institute, a dispensary for women and children.  1873 the hospital bought and moved ...

Group, Medicine

1 memorial
Doctor Harold Moody

Doctor Harold Moody

Physician. Born Harold Arundel Moody at 8 Rum Lane, Kingston, Jamaica. Although well qualified, he was refused a post at King's College Hospital because of his colour, but became a medical superint...

Person, Medicine, Race Issues, Jamaica

1 memorial