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in 1923. in even through ill health until her death in 1919. in death her until health ill through even reminiscences of Joseph published shortly before his death death his before shortly published Joseph of reminiscences with improved accommodation. She remained as Matron Matron as remained She accommodation. improved with science. in 1908 and wrote popular travel literature as well as his his as well as literature travel popular wrote and 1908 in in 1895, and ensured that the nursing staff were provided provided were staff nursing the that ensured and 1895, in medical of benefit the for Act Anatomy the of terms the operated on Edward VII before his coronation. He retired retired He coronation. his before VII Edward on operated Nursing Institution in 1885, the Preliminary Training School School Training Preliminary the 1885, in Institution Nursing under College Medical the by preserved was skeleton His in the Boer War with his own surgical unit and famously famously and unit surgical own his with War Boer the in the examination. Eva Lückes established the Private Private the established Lückes Eva examination. the 1890. in death his until there resident a remained and www.qmul.ac.uk/publicengagement pioneered the operation to remove the appendix. He served served He appendix. the remove to operation the pioneered to complete two years of training with another year following following year another with training of years two complete to hospital the by in taken was He savings. his of robbed by the Centre for Public Engagement. Engagement. Public for Centre the by published many important works on surgery and anatomy anatomy and surgery on works important many published nursing at the hospital. Probationer nurses were expected expected were nurses Probationer hospital. the at nursing been having destitute, London, to returned Joseph 1886 resource was funded funded was resource establishing the Clubs Union at the Medical College. He He College. Medical the at Union Clubs the establishing about introducing reforms to improve the standard of of standard the improve to reforms introducing about In Europe. in work to forced was Joseph Treves, Frederick The project to create this this create to project The and was instrumental in in instrumental was and 26. She immediately set set immediately She 26. with encounter first his was a keen sportsman sportsman keen a was Hospital at the age of just just of age the at Hospital after Shortly 1884. in University of London. of University talented surgeon, Treves Treves surgeon, talented of Matron to The London London The to Matron of show freak travelling a Department at Queen Mary Mary Queen at Department by 1879. As well as a a as well As 1879. by in applying for the position position the for applying in of part became Joseph Museum, and the English English the and Museum, Surgeon to the hospital hospital the to Surgeon Street she was successful successful was she Street workhouse, the in time Royal London Hospital Hospital London Royal and then Assistant Assistant then and Hospital and Great Ormond Ormond Great and Hospital After impossible. this produced by staff at The The at staff by produced became a House Surgeon Surgeon House a became Manchester General General Manchester made deformities his This walking tour was was tour walking This he qualified in 1875. He He 1875. in qualified he at The London Hospital, Hospital, London The at until worked and 13 about/history Medical College where where College Medical 1878. After appointments appointments After 1878. aged until school to went www.smd.qmul.ac.uk/ Joseph was only 10. He He 10. only was Joseph Hospital London The and Westminster Hospital in in Hospital Westminster website: London of his mother died when when died mother his School Taylors’ Merchant completed her training at at training her completed University Mary Queen William died aged 4 and and 4 aged died William the at educated was He Middlesex Hospital and and Hospital Middlesex travel/en/app the or His younger brother, brother, younger His upholsterer. and maker career in 1876 at the the at 1876 in career https://izi. the iziTravel app: app: iziTravel the a haberdashery shop. shop. haberdashery a cabinet a was William She began her nursing nursing her began She J F E It can be downloaded from from downloaded be can It mother and father ran ran father and mother father His 1853. in class family in 1854. 1854. in family class is available in audio format. format. audio in available is Leicester in 1862. His His 1862. in Leicester Dorchester in born into an upper middle- upper an into This historical walking tour tour walking historical This oseph was born in in born was oseph was Treves rederick va Lückes was born born was Lückes va (1862-1890) (1853-1923) (1854-1919) Introduction Joseph Carey Merrick Carey Joseph Treves Frederick Sir Eva C E Lückes E C Eva Credits Timeline Access Information Project leaders – Richard Meunier and Dr Nadia Valman 1740 foundation of The London Infirmary The Royal London Writer – Dr Nadia Valman Hospital Museum purpose-built hospital (renamed as The London Researcher – Dr Angharad Eyre 1757 Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday, Hospital) on Whitechapel Road admits patients Audio guide producer – Natalie Steed 10am-4.30pm Voice actors – Frederick Treves – Michael Wagg 1785 foundation of The London Hospital Medical College Entry: Free with donations welcome I AM HUMAN Eva Lückes – Catherine Cusack Telephone: 020 7377 7608 first operation conducted under anaesthetic 1847 www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/museums-and-archives Joseph Merrick – Samuel Barnett performed at the hospital A WALKING TOUR OF THE Student – Christopher Adams 1887 Medical College building opened Garrod Building Discover more Opening hours: Monday-Friday, ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL 1896 first X-rays used at the hospital 8am-6pm The Royal London Hospital Telephone: 020 7882 8478 Archives has a wealth 1903 Out-Patients department opened of information about the history of the hospital 1948 Hospital becomes part of the newly formed NHS Royal London Hospital and Medical College. Open 24 hours Appointments must 1990 the Hospital is given a Royal title by Her Majesty Telephone: 020 7377 7000 be booked in advance Queen Elizabeth II of visiting. www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/museums-and-archives 1995 the former Medical Colleges of Barts and The Whitechapel London merge with Queen Mary University of Centre of the Cell is a science education centre London based in working biomedical research laboratories. 25, 205, 254, D3, 106 www.centreofthecell.org 2012 new Royal London Hospital building opened Whitechapel Road 1 The London Hospital 2 and the market Medical College e begin 5 6 n 1785, the first purpose our trail in built Medical College in W1884, in the IEngland opened. In its heart of Victorian first century it had trained Whitechapel. A many notable doctors young London (now STEPNEY WAY) and surgeons such as Hospital surgeon, John Langdon Down (who Frederick Treves, classified Down’s syndrome) is informed of a and Thomas Barnardo (founder of the children’s charity). curious exhibit in a 2 The College kept an extensive collection of specimens former shop at what is now 259 Whitechapel Road. This as part of the pathology and anatomy museums. Former chance encounter would alter his life forever and that of curators of the collection include Frederick Treves and Joseph Carey Merrick, ‘The Elephant Man’. 4 Thomas Horrocks Openshaw. Joseph was born in Leicester in 1862 and his early life Joseph was first taken to this building in 1884 and studied was filled with tragedy and hardship. He spent time in the by Treves who was interested in his condition. Joseph’s workhouse in Leicester before joining a travelling freak skeleton is still part of the collection today but only show which brought him to the East End of London. accessible to researchers who have an interest in medical Frederick Treves had been a student at The London humanities, the genetics of Proteus syndrome (believed to Hospital Medical College in the 1870s and was a rising be Joseph’s condition) or the changing social attitudes to star in the medical profession, destined for greatness. disability. Direction: cross over Whitechapel Road and walk down Direction: you may enter the building through the main Turner Street towards the Garrod Building, part of Barts entrance. There is a display of historical material in the foyer Map showing The London Hospital in 1886. and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. and a portrait of Frederick Treves visible by the staircase. 3 Please follow the route marked with red Exit the building and walk back up Turner Street, then turn arrows and stop at each numbered point 1 right when you reach Whitechapel Road. The London Hospital 3 Joseph’s life 4 Queen Alexandra 5 The Royal London 6 in the 1880s at the hospital Hospital Museum ince its foundation he appeal to keep Joseph n 1887, the Prince of Wales e end our journey in 1740, The at the hospital raised (later Edward VII) and at the former SLondon Hospital Ta considerable sum of IPrincess Alexandra (opposite) Wchurch of St Philip had grown in size and money and he was moved visited the hospital to open the with St Augustine. The reputation to become from Cotton Ward to his own Medical College building and building is now the the largest voluntary rooms in the basement of the nurses’ home. Alexandra paid Medical Library and hospital in the country. East Wing of the hospital a visit to Joseph which touched has been extensively The Hospital was at (see right). him deeply. restored. The church the forefront of medical was completed in 1892 He was not always confined to This statue also features a relief innovation in the nineteenth century.

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