On the northern edge of Bloomsbury, not far from the Euston Road and Euston station, you will find Cartwright Gardens. This is a lovely little crescent-shaped development, comprising early nineteenth
Although starting life arranged symmetrically either side of what was, at the time, the Foundling Hospital, these two squares are rather different today as the central garden of only one,
On becoming editor of these blogs, I inherited the foregoing title and no-one to write it. At first I thought it was probably a null set, because, unlike other squares
Today there are few people who haven’t heard of the world renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital for children. Just off Queen Square in Bloomsbury, the hospital treats thousands of children
Here’s an attention grabbing title, and in a roundabout way of maintaining the theme of Medicine in Camden, this blog is all about paying tribute to all the nurses, the
If you have been reading Camden Guides blogs in recent weeks you will have seen the rich history it has with medicine. Today it is the home of some of
Dr Mead of Bloomsbury is best known for his work on smallpox and with the Foundling Hospital https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/about/our-history/. My aim here is to remember some of Richard Mead’s other important
Queen Square (note singular and no apostrophe) is a peaceful garden, a delightful place to visit, a little off the beaten track, and today surrounded by buildings many of which
Dame Louisa Aldrich Blake (1865-1925), medical pioneer The daughter of a clergyman, Louisa Aldrich-Blake showed early signs of being destined for a medical career when, aged 8, she set up
Bonny meets Camden Tour Guide Alan on Tavistock Place to hear about two famous Marys – the novelist and social reformer Mary Ward and Mary Anne Clarke, mistress of Frederick Duke
Camden Tour Guide Brian explains why he admires Captain Thomas Coram and the creative way he helped some of Camden’s most vulnerable residents – 11’ 36” (© Brian Turner, Bonny
On the facade of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are all sorts of creepy crawlies, symbols of the vectors that carry infectious diseases. Among them is a