Surgeons and their students in the 19th century advanced their skills with knowledge gained from anatomical dissection.
However the supply of corpses was limited to criminals, and voluntary donation was rare.
In the darkness, over the cemetery wall, came the solution.
The bodysnatcher.
Event suitable for ages 12+
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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