Old Operating Theatre

Photo of the operating theatre, a semicircular room with raised viewing area. Photo of the operating theatre, a semicircular room with raised viewing area.
Photo by me. It really was a theatre back then.

Located in the loft of St Thomas’ Church, this museum is only accessible through the narowest spiral staircase I’ve ever had the misfortune of shuffling up. It is worth it though, I promise.

The loft is filled with historic medical clutter, roughly divided into sections telling their own stories, while the operating theatre has some grimly vivid accounts of surgery pre-anaesthesia.

£9.00 - Children £5.50, families £20

oldoperatingtheatre.com