Conservation in Action at Barts Hospital
- Date: Wednesday 11 December 2024, 12.00am
Experience the restoration of the Grade 1 listed North Wing of St Bartholomew's, the world’s oldest hospital, by viewing its conservation in action at close quarters. This guided afternoon tour on Tuesday 12 November will enable us to see what is being done to restore the North Wing of the hospital, which includes the Great Hall and Hogarth Stair.
Visitors will be provided with full PPE: a hard hat, sanitized steel-capped boots (please wear or bring your own socks) and a high-vis gilet. The tour involves 31 steps up a scaffold staircase to the viewing platform. If you can’t manage the climb, you are still encouraged to come as you will be able to engage with the work taking place from floor level. Folding stools will be provided.
The easiest way to Barts is via Thameslink trains from Herne Hill. They run every 15 minutes (23 minute journey), or from London Bridge every five mins (seven minutes). Get on at the front of the train at Herne Hill and leave at City Thameslink via the High Holborn exit. It’s then a short walk to Barts; turn left and right at the traffic lights. Alternatively buses 59, 56, 46, 8, 25, 76, 100, 4 & 133 stop nearby. The cost of the visit is £17 per person. The tour lasts an hour. Only 15 places available.