The Bodysnatcher
From Shroud to Specimen
As private anatomy schools flourished in the 18th Century, all were faced with one problem: the lack of corpses available for dissection. To provide teaching specimens, even the most respectable of surgeons had the same recourse... On the darkest nights, climbing over the graveyard wall, came the bodysnatcher - his mission? To dig up the bodies of the dead!
Not recommended for children under 14. Booking is advised. Buy tickets in advance online by credit or debit card at https://express.ts.com/k?curator&r=1188304320906 (no booking fee) or telephone the museum on 020 7188 2679.
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Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garret
9a St Thomas Street, SE1 9RY
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£6; conc £5; child £3.50; family (2+4) £13.90
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