A History of Exeter Hospitals

Join Mike Richards as he dives deep into 'A History of Exeter Hospitals'! 🕰️

Mike will cover a fascinating array of topics, including:

• The first leper facility on Magdalen Street
• St Nicholas Priory
• Blue Coats School
• Poltimore House
• William of Orange in Exeter (the school adapted as a hospital on Mary Arches Street)
• The Workhouse/Old City Hospital in the Heavitree Road area
• The 'new' city hospital (where the RD&E now stands)
• The old RD&E in Southernhay
• The former Eye Infirmary (West of England Eye Hospital)
• The Cholera epidemic of 1832
• First World War hospitals in Exeter
• Princess Elizabeth Orthopedic Hospital on Barrack Road
• Mowbray House
• The NHS and the new RD&E on Wonford Barrack Road
• The Nightingale Hospital
• Medical inventions and innovations in Exeter

✨ This enlightening event is FREE for Society members, and just £3 per visitor, payable on the night. No need to book in advance!

📍 Location: 5 Homefield Road, Exeter, EX1 2QS, United Kingdom
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