St Augustine with St Philip's Church
Newark Street
London
E1 2AA
T: 020 7377 7608
W: www.bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk/aboutus/
Open: 10am-4.30pm Mon-Fri
Founded in 1740, the London became Britain's largest voluntary hospital. Its story is told in the crypt of the former hospital church. Exhibits feature dentistry, surgery, paediatrics, nursing, the NHS, uniforms, helicopter ambulance, x-rays and videos. The lives and works of individuals like Edith Cavell, Eva Luckes, Sydney Holland and Joseph Merrick (The 'Elephant Man') are also featured.