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Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour

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The School for Medicine for Women became the school for the nearby Royal Free Hospital in 1898
A play shed, one of the few remaining buildings of the Foundling Hospital established by Thomas Coram in 1745
All that remains of the 19th century building for the Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street
Aristocrats' interest in homeopathy is reflected in the size of the Royal Homeopathic Hospital buildings from around 1900
Women finally gained entry to medicine at the London School of Medicine for Women on this site in 1874

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In the 18th century the only health care provided in Bloomsbury was the Foundling Hospital, one of the most magnificent buildings in London. Soon after, this small area of London attracted reformers who changed health care in fundamental ways that shape today's services. Exploring with Nick Black, a leading expert on health care, you will see the first hospital for children in England, the only hospital for Italians, the first hospital established by nurses, the first hospital for those paralysed and epileptic, and the medical school created by and for women who were otherwise excluded from such a career. While Bloomsbury is rightly recognised as the home of radical changes in literature, art and penal reform, it was also a cradle of reform for health care. The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.

What's Included

  • Lifetime access to Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History tour
  • VoiceMap Application
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Smartphone
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink
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Bernard Street
London WC1N 1LJ, UK

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Euston Road
London NW1 2BA, UK

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Opening Hours • Daily Midnight - 11:59 PM

What To Expect

The Foundling Museum (Pass By)

The Foundling Museum in Brunswick Square, London recounts activities at the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for kids in danger of abandonment. The gallery houses the broadly significant Foundling Hospital Collection and the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, a globally significant collection of material relating to the composer George Frideric Handel and his peers. This small museum evokes the tragic tales of mothers and children cared for by the hospital.
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The Queen Square Park and Garden (Pass By)

We will walk round this small green oasis which has been seen the greatest concentration of hospitals of anywhere in England devoted to children, homeopathy, Italians and those with neurological conditions.
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Thomas Coram statue (Pass By)

Captain Thomas Coram was a donor who started the London Foundling Hospital in Lamb's Conduit Fields, Bloomsbury, to care for abandoned youngsters. It's believed to be the world's first incorporated charity.
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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Room (Pass By)

The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital and its previous institutions gave health care to ladies in London from the mid-Victorian period. It was named after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, one of the first women in ENgland to qualify as a doctor, and who established the New Hospital for Women on this site.
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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

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Q: What's included in the price?

A: The following is included: Lifetime access to Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History tour.VoiceMap Application.Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata. The following is NOT included: Smartphone.Transportation.Food/Drink.Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route. Read more Apr 2025

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  • Food/Drink.
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  • Lifetime access to Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History tour
  • VoiceMap Application
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Smartphone
  • Transportation
  • Food/Drink
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

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