The award winning Museums are open to the public 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm and are home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the ...
Surgeons' Hall Museums
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Museum in Edinburgh, Scotland
Surgeons' Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, is the headquarters of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. It houses the Surgeons' Hall Museum, and the library and archive of the RCSEd. The present Surgeons' Hall was designed by William Henry Playfair and completed in 1832, and is a category A listed building.
Address: Surgeons Hall Museums, Nicolson St, Edinburgh EH8 9DW, United Kingdom
Hours: Open ⋅ Closes 5 PM
Phone: +44 131 527 1711
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Surgeons' Hall Museums is an award winning Museum that is home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom.
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Surgeons' Hall Museum is the major medical museum in Scotland, and one of Edinburgh's many tourist attractions. The museum is recognised as a collection of ...
Surgeons' Hall Museums is an award winning Museum that is home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom.
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Our latest #WordOnWednesday comes from our History of Surgery Museum. Can you work out what it is?
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This set of 5 instruments are from the early 20th century. Three of them are the same size (9.6 cm in length) and two are a bit bigger (10.8 cm in length). Any ideas what they are? #Triviatuesday
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This saw was made by J Gardner & Son, Edinburgh. It was designed to saw through tissue, ligaments and bone.
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This knuckle-duster belonged to dentist Frederick Smith. Smith was a dentist in Chesterfield. He carried this knuckle-duster as protection from "highwaymen" on his weekly horse drawn cab journey to his practice in Alfreton.
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The Surgeons' Hall Museum offers a fascinating view of the history of surgery in 3 separate displays, each covering a different category.
Surgeons' Hall Museums is an award winning Museum that is home to one of the largest and most historic pathology collections in the United Kingdom.