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.Photo: MykReeve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 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
- Wheelchair access: no
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
The name "London Bridge" refers to several historic 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 Bankside.
Southwark and Lewisham
Photo: Loz Pycock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southwark and Lewisham are two boroughs of inner south east London.
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.
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.
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
Latitude
51.50505° or 51° 30′ 18″ northLongitude
-0.08852° or 0° 5′ 19″ westOpen location code
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wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q7084660
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