From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extracted text : " ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL, in West Smithfield, dates from 1123, when it was connected the adjacent priory. In 1547, Henry the Eighth •refounded it after the suppression Of the monasteries. The hospital as it now stands was built by Gibbs, 1730-33. There is a statue of Henry the Eighth on the West gate and an inscription on the wall marking the spot where the martyrs were burned. Harvey, the discoverer of the circulation of the blood, taught in the medical school connected with the hospital. The yearly income of
From "The Descriptive Album of London" by George H Birch 1896 - Extracted text : " ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL, in West Smithfield, dates from 1123, when it was connected the adjacent priory. In 1547, Henry the Eighth •refounded it after the suppression Of the monasteries. The hospital as it now stands was built by Gibbs, 1730-33. There is a statue of Henry the Eighth on the West gate and an inscription on the wall marking the spot where the martyrs were burned. Harvey, the discoverer of the circulation of the blood, taught in the medical school connected with the hospital. The yearly income of the hospital is 150,000; over 600 persons can be accommodated, and over 16,000 out patients and 140,000 casual patients are attended annually. NO ticket or recommendation is required, and no fee. There are some good portraits in the hall by Reynolds, Hogarth, Lawrence, Kneller, "
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