KING CHOLERA WALKS!
A Public Health Walk in Victorian Southwark
From the herbal medical practices of the Medieval Cathedral through to modern Guy’s Hospital this walk trails the rich and extensive medical history of the London Bridge area. The walker tells of the health, social and working conditions as suffered by the Victorian poor and the mass cholera infection and ‘miasma’ produced by Father Thames. Tales of the London patient from hospital to prison to the health and survival of the modern organic Borough Market.
Route includes: The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret,
Old St Thomas’ Hospital, Southwark Cathedral, the Clink, the Anchor Inn,
The Thames, London Bridge, Borough Market, the Hop Exchange, the George Inn, Guy’s Hospital.
Walk variations are also available on:
Charles Dickens’ London : Ragged Schools, Workhouses, Debtors Prisons, Alms Houses, crime and character; a tour of the Southwark that Dickens embedded in his novels.
Literary London Life : The theatres of South London, and the brothels and coffee house chat inspired the creations of many literary greats. Chaucer, Dr Johnson, Ruskin, Keats and Dickens - portraits on a tour of our Nation’s literary health.
The Bodysnatcher Haunts : Anatomy was at the heart of medical teaching and the students and tutors of the United Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital required human material. Until the Anatomy Act of 1832 was enforced, the Hospital’s scramble for anatomical supplies encouraged the Resurrectionist gangs to dig up the dead. Sir Astley Cooper was the Dissection Master and Ben Crouch the Corpse King. Trace the secretive 19th century Bodysnatcher’s tour, ferrying the newly dead across London.
BOOKING INFORMATION
We like as much notice as possible but can usually provide a walk at short notice if necessary. To proceed we need the title of the walk you require, the date, time and starting point, and an approximate idea of how many people will attend. It helps if you can also give a profile of the interests and age of your group, how you want to fit the walk into the National Curriculum, and if there are any places you particularly want the walk to include. Lunch can be taken at the Museum of London, Barbican, or Hay's Galleria in Southwark, all of which provide shelter.
The cost of a walk is £5.45 per person (no concessions). A walk combined with a museum visit costs £7.45 for child/concession and £8.45 adult price. There is a minimum charge based on the rate for 10 people.
All tours take place during our daytime opening hours (10.30 – 5pm), but evening walks can be arranged on request. Dates and times are subject to the availability of guides, but this will be checked by the museum before a booking is confirmed. Walks last between 75 and 90 minutes, and any walk booked should take place regardless of the weather.
Please bring your own umbrellas!
For Further Details or Booking, Ring: 020 7188 2679 or email curator@thegarret.org.uk
For additional walks, see the CHR website: http://www.chr.org.uk/walks.htm
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