Comments on: We Can Rebuild Him. We Can Make Him More… Iron

By: marshall

marshall — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:06:28 +0000

So are you saying that the Old Operating Theatre is above a church? That’s one heck of a locational juxtaposition.

By: Ally

Ally — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:17:17 +0000

Hey Marshall– thanks for the mention! I just went to the Wellcome Museum where there was more strange collections!

I have been to the Old Operating Theatre & Herb Garret. The great thing is that it the docents seem to be pagan/goth women with a fine knowledge of the place as well as a passion for conserving it.

Many greusome details there…like the floor being insulated with sawdust to catch the blood which had been dripping on the pious who where in the church below…

By: km

km — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:43:50 +0000

Amazing, but, having been in the space, I bet VERY disturbing.

By: marshall

marshall — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:42:38 +0000

I’ve seen lots of photos from the Old Operating Theatre, but I’ve never been to London. I think recently they did perform an autopsy, or series of autopsies, that the public could view. That would have been amazing to see.

By: km

km — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:33:30 +0000

While wandering around London after the horrible spectacle that was the, then new, London Dungeon, my friend and I stumbled across the Old Operating Theater, Museum and Herb Garret.It’s an amazing little hole in the wall place. There was no one there and we pretty much just wandered around, looking at all the herbs and medical displays. There was a big case with instruments and diary pages talking about amputations that was just awful. Then we went into the actual operating theater:wooden tables surrouned by a half-circle of curved bleachers for the students or other observers.It was all really interesting. Then, I looked closely at the table. I said “Ralph, are those saw cuts in the edge?” They were.They were really old marks. We decided it was time to go.