Building    From 1835 

St Mark's Hospital

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A hospital specialising in intestinal disorders. Founded by Frederick Salmon to treat patients with anorectal disorders (anus and rectum) - always good to learn a new word. It was one of the first specialist hospitals. Now part of the NHS.

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St Mark's Hospital

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St Mark's Hospital

Site of St Mark's Hospital, founded by Frederick Salmon, 1835. City of London

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Edward Meryon

Edward Meryon

MD, FRCP. First to describe muscular dystrophy.

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1 memorial
Sir William Prichard

Sir William Prichard

Alder President associated with St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1702. A director of the slave trading Royal African Company and a governor of the colonial Irish Society.

Person, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

1 memorial
Mary Seacole

Mary Seacole

Jamaican nurse, heroine of the Crimean War. That's the standard depiction of her but some people, as reported in a Guardian article, feel that Seacole has been promoted to the detriment of Florence...

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Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson

Dr. Edward Adrian Wilson

Born Cheltenham. One of Scott's four companions who died with him, returning from the South Pole. Cheltenham honours Wilson with a statue on the Promenade and an exhibition in the town museum.

Person, Exploring, Medicine, Arctic & Antarctic

2 memorials
Capt. F. E. Bendix, MRCS, MRCP, LDS

Capt. F. E. Bendix, MRCS, MRCP, LDS

Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District, 1924-1944. Commander in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial