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Guy's Hospital courtyard, St Thomas Street, London SE1
Tuberculosis patients from St. Thomas' Hospital rest in their beds in the open air by the River Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
One of the better real photographic postcards from the prolific publishers Vidler of Kensal Rise. Some of the beds have been pulled round to get into the photograph, I don't think they are there all day! The 'new' St Thomas' was built opposite the houses of Parliament in the 1860's - 1870's in the new 'pavilion' style, in other words a series of ward blocks connwcted by corridors, allowing light and fresh air to penetrate as much of the inpatient areas as possible. This is still a principle of good hospital design, though more often in 'cross' shaped hospitals. This is one of the classic views from next to the Houses of Parliament. looking across Westminster Bridge. For more history, see:- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Thomas%27_Hospital
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Guy's Hospital St. Thomas Street
Lambeth Hospital taken about 1986
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A familiar scene to most Nurses who ever worked night duty on a Nightingale ward.
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The Nightingale Garden party at St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, London.
Churchill's London then and now: How London was rebuilt after WWII
An early 1890s view of Westminster Bridge and beyond, St. Thomas's Hospital. The steps lead down to Victoria Embankment and Westminster Pier. The figure on the steps is taking two at a time, he must be late for something.
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Art.IWM ART LD 2478. image: Composite image of scenes of daily life in a hospital.
The Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women was rebuilt in 1903 to designs by Waring and Nicholson, who decorated the entrance to the outpatients' department with this charming sign by W.J. Neatby. Made of Doulton's faience, the letters are particularly satisfying. A naked woman reclines at each end, hair flowing in the wind. The one on the left holds a bunch of poppy heads, a symbol of fecundity because it bursts with seeds. The ancient Greeks depicted Cybele, mother of the gods, as crowned with poppy heads. The girl on the right holds a Pinard stethoscope, designed specifically for use in childbirth. Apparently it is still in use today in many areas of the world, where it is regarded by midwives especially as easier to use, less intimidating for the mother and less likely to generate confusing noise than ultrasound. This is in stark contrast to the familiar rubber-tube variety, which today is worn only as a symbol of wisdom and authority. The actual examination is done electronically. The building is now student accommodation for the University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
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Immortalised in a statue in the grounds of St Thomas’ Hospital on South Bank last year, Mary Seacole is the first named black woman to have a memorial statue made in her image in London. Mary…
Plans for a statue of Mary Seacole to be erected in the grounds of St Thomas' Hospital have been approved Lambeth Council despite opposition from leading medical and nursing figures.
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