Audio tour London's anaesthetic history
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Audio tour Summary
Explore the the pioneering years of anaesthesia in mid-Victorian London on this tour through central London.
The Association of Anaesthetists is fortunate enough to be in a particularly historic part of London, which is itself one of the most historic of world cities. The tour from Portland Place passes along streets and neighbourhoods that teem with history, into which are set monuments to anaesthesia of truly historic importance.
On the tour you will meet three of the most important figures in anaesthesia and surgery, Joseph Lister, John Snow and Joseph Clover, and uncover the story of the birth of anaesthesia.
- 1 Association of Anaesthetists
- 2 Lord Lister Statue
- 3 University College Hospital (UCH)
- 4 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- 5 24 Gower Street: The site of the first recorded use of ether in the UK
- 6 Bedford Square
- 7 Soho Square
- 8 54 Frith Street: Home of John Snow
- 9 The John Snow Pub
- 10 3 Cavendish Place: Home of Joseph Clover
- 11 The Langham Hotel
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Audio tour Summary
Explore the the pioneering years of anaesthesia in mid-Victorian London on this tour through central London.
The Association of Anaesthetists is fortunate enough to be in a particularly historic part of London, which is itself one of the most historic of world cities. The tour from Portland Place passes along streets and neighbourhoods that teem with history, into which are set monuments to anaesthesia of truly historic importance.
On the tour you will meet three of the most important figures in anaesthesia and surgery, Joseph Lister, John Snow and Joseph Clover, and uncover the story of the birth of anaesthesia.
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