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London, city of lost hospitals

Come on the trail of hundreds of ghost hospitals, whose remnants hold clues to medical treatments of the past.

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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist

Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.

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“Above resistant pavements, I floated”

In this extract from ‘Living with Buildings and Walking with Ghosts’, walk with Iain Sinclair through the streets of London.

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The birth of Britain's National Health Service

Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.

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  • A ward in the Royal Northern Central Hospital, London. Photograph, ca. 1912.
  • The London (later Royal) Homœopathic Hospital, corner of Queen Square and Great Ormond Street, London: exterior. Photograph.
  • Royal Free Hospital, London: the corridor to the maternity ward. Process print, 1913.
  • Royal Free Hospital, London: the interior of the maternity ward. Process print, 1913.
  • Royal Free Hospital, London: three-quarter view of the casualty block. Process print, 1913.
  • Royal Masonic Hospital, London: the main windows in the administrative block. Process print, 1933.
  • Royal Masonic Hospital, London: the upper vestibule in the administration block. Process print, 1933.
  • Royal Masonic Hospital, London: three-quarter view of the administrative block. Process print, 1933.
  • Royal Free Hospital, London: the interior of the out-patients' waiting hall. Process print, 1913.
  • Four scenes from the Royal Hospital for Incurables at Putney Heath, London. Wood engraving, 1881.
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