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25 February 2008
The Museum at St Bartholomew’s Hospital is organising guided tours of the historic site specifically for visitors who are deaf.
Archivist Samantha Farhall said: “We have been running the tours for many years but recognised that there was possibly a demand amongst deaf people for a tour in which they could participate. After a successful trial last year, we are now offering two more tours accompanied by a British Sign Language interpreter.”
The tours take visitors back to 1123 when a monk called Rahere founded the hospital and also describes the role of Henry VIII who granted the site to the City of London in 1546. St Bartholomew’s or Barts as it is popularly known, has been caring for sick and injured on its present site in Smithfield for almost nine centuries.
Visitors will be shown the hospital’s historic central square, North Wing and Great Hall - all designed by James Gibbs, one of Britain’s most influential architects - along with William Hogarth’s famous biblical paintings and the church of St Bartholomew the Less. Participants may also like to visit the church of St Bartholomew the Great for an additional fee of £3.
The tours will take place at 2pm on Friday, 28 March and then again on Friday, 27 June. The cost is £5 per adult, £4 for senior citizens and full-time students and free to accompanied children. Visitors are asked to meet at the Henry VIII Gate, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE.
Groups of ten or more should book in advance on 0207 601 8152 (via Typetalk) or email barts.archives@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk Contact: Helen Riley 020 7480 4843 or Marie Mangan 020 7480 4891
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