St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: Smithfield Gate. Photograph, c.1890.

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St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: Smithfield Gate. Photograph, c.1890. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Also known as the Henry VIII Gate; a statue of King Henry VIII stands above the archway, and above the statue are two sculptures which are thought to be allegorical figures of Lameness and Disease. The Gate has had many uses, mostly residential in the 19th Century. It is currently used as office accommodation.

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1 photograph : photoprint, silver gelatin ; sheet 20.2 x 15.2 cm

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Smithfield Gate. Surgery. The description of the photograph is hand-written with black ink on the mount

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Wellcome Collection 28757i

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