Founded by Thomas Guy in concept in 1721 but it was not until 6 January 1725 that the first sixty patients were admitted.  have a good summary of the history.  Guy's and St Thomas' are considered the two oldest teaching hospitals in London.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Guy's Hospital
{Upper plaque:} In memory of Bermondsey GP, Dr. Salter, 1873 - 1945, who devo...
Alfred Salter Playground Dr Alfred Salter studied medicine at Guy's Hospital ...
(In the circle at the centre of the ‘pediment’, with a trumpeting angel on ei...
{Left hand plaque:} The Nightingale badge awarded between 1925 - 1996. {Cent...
That's all well and good, but was there a maze? All that text and not a word...
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Guy's Hospital
Jonson seems to have had a special ability with elegies for children, not lea...
{On a nearby modern plaque:} The London Bridge niche. Portland stone. The sto...
This is one of only a handful of statues in London unveiled while the subject...
Medical Board in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1889-1894.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
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