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  • Interview

Inside the mind of Living with Buildings curator, Emily Sargent

Curator Emily Sargent reveals why council estates and a Finnish TB sanatorium were chosen for the ‘Living with Buildings’ exhibition.

  • Article

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.

  • Article

The building as tool of healing

When we’re ill, it’s not just medical care that helps to treat us. Architects have discovered that the right environment can play an important part too.

  • Article

Ken’s ten: looking back at ten years of Wellcome Collection

Wellcome Collection founder Ken Arnold picks his favourite exhibits.

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Images

  • The West London Hospital. Operating theatre reconstructed.
  • The West London Hospital (front view), Hammersmith Road.
  • The West London Hospital, New Hull Ward for Children, 1907
  • St Luke's Hospital, Cripplegate, London: the facade from the west. Engraving.
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: bird's-eye view of the 1730 courtyard buildings. Engraving by W. H. Toms after R. West after J. Gibbs.
  • St Luke's Hospital, Cripplegate, London: the facade from the west. Engraving by T. Higham, 1817, after himself.
  • St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the south-west corner of the Gibbs courtyard, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral seen behind. Wood engraving.
  • The Foundling Hospital, Holborn, London: a perspective view looking north-west at the main building, happy children dancing round a statue of Flora [?]. Engraving by C. Grignion and P. C. Canot after S. Wale, 1749.
  • A map of London: showing sites of medical interest in Chelsea and Kensington. Coloured lithograph, 1913.
  • A map of London: showing sites of medical interest in Chelsea and Kensington. Coloured lithograph, 1913.
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