Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret

The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret at 9a St Thomas Street is a museum of surgical history and one of the oldest surviving operating theatres.

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Opening hours: Thursday—Sunday 10:30 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Description: medical museum in London, England, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Old Operating Theater Museum”, “Old Operating Theatre”, “Old Operating Theatre Museum”, “Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret”, and “The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret”
Address: 9a St. Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Shard and London Bridge.

The Shard

Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. The Shard is situated 520 feet southeast of Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret.

London Bridge

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The name "London Bridge" refers to several historical crossings that have spanned the River Thames between the City of London and Southwark in central London since Roman times. London Bridge is situated 1,100 feet north of Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret.

Borough Market

Marketplace

Photo: Jeremy Keith, CC BY 2.0.

Borough Market is a wholesale and retail market hall in Southwark, London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the 12th century. Borough Market is situated 450 feet northwest of Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southwark and Lewisham and Southwark.

Southwark and Lewisham

Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.

Southwark

Suburb

Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.

Bankside

Quarter

Bankside is an area of London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark. Bankside is located on the southern bank of the River Thames, 1.5 miles east of Charing Cross, running from a little west of Blackfriars Bridge to just a short distance before London Bridge at St Mary Overie Dock.

Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret

Categories: science museum, former church building, operating theater, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: London Borough of Southwark, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.50505° or 51° 30′ 18″ north

Longitude

-0.08852° or 0° 5′ 19″ west

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9C3XGW46+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 90404358

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7084660

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