Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
At a glance
Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour is a 50m private experience in London, United Kingdom, operated by VoiceMap Audio Tours. Prices start from $4.25 per person. Included: Lifetime access to Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History tour, VoiceMap Application, Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata.
Highlights
- Private experience — just you and your group
- 4 stops in one well-planned itinerary
Quick facts
- Duration
- 50m
- Group
- Private tour — only your group
- Languages
- English
- Pickup
- Meet at the start point
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Travellers
- 1–15 per booking
- Ages
- Adult 6–99
- Cancellation
- See cancellation policy
Options & availability
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Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
from $5
- Days:
- Every day
Times and prices come from the operator’s live schedule and are confirmed when you book.
Overview
In the 18th century the only health care provided in Bloomsbury was the Foundling Hospital, one of the most magnificent buildings in London. Soon after, this small area of London attracted reformers who changed health care in fundamental ways that shape today's services. Exploring with Nick Black, a leading expert on health care, you will see the first hospital for children in England, the only hospital for Italians, the first hospital established by nurses, the first hospital for those paralysed and epileptic, and the medical school created by and for women who were otherwise excluded from such a career. While Bloomsbury is rightly recognised as the home of radical changes in literature, art and penal reform, it was also a cradle of reform for health care. The tour is ready whenever you are and the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place using your smartphone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, which also works offline.
What's included
What's included
- Lifetime access to Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History tour
- VoiceMap Application
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Not included
- Smartphone
- Transportation
- Food/Drink
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Itinerary
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Stop 1
The Foundling Museum in Brunswick Square, London recounts activities at the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for kids in danger of abandonment. The gallery houses the broadly significant Foundling Hospital Collection and the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, a globally significant collection of material relating to the composer George Frideric Handel and his peers. This small museum evokes the tragic tales of mothers and children cared for by the hospital.
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Stop 2
We will walk round this small green oasis which has been seen the greatest concentration of hospitals of anywhere in England devoted to children, homeopathy, Italians and those with neurological conditions.
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Stop 3
Captain Thomas Coram was a donor who started the London Foundling Hospital in Lamb's Conduit Fields, Bloomsbury, to care for abandoned youngsters. It's believed to be the world's first incorporated charity.
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Stop 4
The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital and its previous institutions gave health care to ladies in London from the mid-Victorian period. It was named after Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, one of the first women in ENgland to qualify as a doctor, and who established the New Hospital for Women on this site.
Meeting point
Tour starts at Russell Square underground station. Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace.
Good to know
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Frequently asked questions
How long does the Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History: A Self-Guided Audio Tour take?
The experience lasts about 50m.
How much does it cost?
Prices start from $4.25 per person. The final price depends on the date, time and number of travellers, and is confirmed on Viator before you pay.
What's included?
Lifetime access to Bloomsbury's Contribution to Health Care History tour; VoiceMap Application; Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata.
Where does it start?
Tour starts at Russell Square underground station. Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace.
Can I cancel?
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Which languages is it offered in?
It is guided in English.
