History Exhibition
History ExhibitionThe Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
St Thomas St, SE1 9RY
Climb a narrow spiral staircase to Europe's oldest surviving surgical theatre, tucked in a church attic where patients once faced operations without anaesthesia. The preserved 1822 operating room and dried herb garret offer a haunting glimpse into medicine's grislier past.
Oldest surgical theatre in Europe
Hidden attic museum
Historic medical artifacts
Steep spiral staircase climb
Tips
🪜"the staircase to enter is not for the faint of heart but it leads to a treasure trove of history"
🩸"gruesome as well :-/" — vivid surgical descriptions ahead
🌿Herb Garret once dried plants for patient medicines
The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
St Thomas St, SE1 9RYOpens Saturday at 10:30 AM
History ExhibitionHistory ExhibitionClimb a narrow spiral staircase to Europe's oldest surviving surgical theatre, tucked in a church attic where patients once faced operations without anaesthesia. The preserved 1822 operating room and dried herb garret offer a haunting glimpse into medicine's grislier past.
Oldest surgical theatre in Europe
Hidden attic museum
Historic medical artifacts
Steep spiral staircase climb
Tips
🪜"the staircase to enter is not for the faint of heart but it leads to a treasure trove of history"
🩸"gruesome as well :-/" — vivid surgical descriptions ahead
🌿Herb Garret once dried plants for patient medicines