There are still a few places left for our seminar on Thursday at London Metropolitan Archives. Here are the details:
Archives for London Seminar
Great Ormond Street: Hospital and Community, 1852 - 2017
Of the 51,000 people dying in London every year in the 1840s, 21,000 were under 10 years of age. Opened in 1852 with just 20 beds, Great Ormond Street Hospital
was the first hospital in the UK to offer dedicated inpatient care to children. Taking youngsters from nearby slums, the hospital led the way in developing guidance for nursing sick children. 160 years on it remains an international centre of excellence in
child healthcare.
Nick Baldwin has been the hospital archivist for 28 years and will share with us his intimate knowledge of its role in the history of London and the stories
to be found in documents, photographs and artefacts from the archive.
Date:
Thursday 5th October 2017, 18.00 – 19.30 (wine and nibbles will be served from 17.30)
Location: Huntley Room at London Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton
Road, London, EC1R 0HB
How to book:
Advance booking is essential. Please book your place through Eventbrite
http://tinyurl.com/AfLevents or by contacting Louise Harrison on 020 7332 3879.
Cost:
Free for AfL members. £6 for non-members.
For more information about Archives for London, please see our website:
https://archivesforlondon.org/