Medicine and Camden This post lists the blogs that have been created on the Camden Guides blog site under the Medicine and Camden theme, divided between ‘people’ and ‘institutions’. Medical
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
On the south-western edge of the borough of Camden on the border between Fitzrovia and Marylebone stands a historic building which served the poor and infirm of Central London for
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
The London Borough of Camden is absolutely brimming in medical history. Even today it is still its home to hospitals and clinics, both publicly funded and privately owned, the educational
Located in the heart of Camden, just next to St Pancras Station and the British Library, sits the UK’s foremost medical research institute. Opened by the Queen in 2016, this
A previous post looked at the medical aspects of Queen Square in Bloomsbury. This post does the same for the very attractive Georgian Fitzroy Square – a subsequent post will
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
The lost healing wells of Camden We have been reading about notable women involved in the more traditional forms of medical treatment in Camden. This week we have gone in