Illuminated Barbers Pole in the Padiham Main Street red and white stripes signify bandages and blood. Blue stripe is a modern addition
A barber surgeon was a person who could perform surgical procedures including bloodletting, cupping therapy, pulling teeth, and amputation. Barbers could also bathe, cut hair, shave or trim facial hair, and give enemas. In 1163, a papal decree forbade monks from shedding blood, and so all surgical tasks fell to the skilled barbers. In 1307, the people of London decried the bowls of blood sitting in barber's windowsills, and passed a law that all fresh blood must be carried to the Thames. Finally, in 1743, every barber and wig maker in France was forbidden to perform surgery. Two years later, barbers and surgeons were also completely separated in England. In 1800 their guild became the Royal College of Surgeons, while barbers were left to deal with hair and other cosmetic concerns
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Location: Padiham, Lancashire, England
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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