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    Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum - Entrance to the Museum.

    Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum

    4.7(3 reviews)
    1.1 miWhitechapel

    The Royal London Museum doesn't sensationalize that it contains Joseph Merrick's , aka The Elephant…read moreMan's, skeleton. He is tucked into a corner of a display case not in direct view coming in. I learned much before I finally faced Mr. Merrick's skeleton. In the display cases are surgical implements used before the advent of anesthesia or painkillers. (You'll find that It was important to work fast before the patient died of blood), and prominent busts of Florence Nightingale and other medical superstars of their era. If you are squirmish about human anatomy and its afflictions please skip this paragraph. You don't need to have taken anatomy to observe that Mr Merrick's right leg bore most the weight of his body. The right leg bones are quite thick and his left leg is pitiably reduced in size. Besides growths on his head and skeleton he had a severe scoliosis (curvature) of the spine that would have compressed his internal organs. This fact was emphasized in the ending of the fine movie The Elephant Man (1980) starring John Hurt as Joseph Merrick with a supporting cast with Anthony Hopkins, John Gielgud and Anne Bancroft. Movie spoiler alert, Joseph Merrick commits suicide by laying prone. This is a small museum that won't need much more than a half hour- an hour if you are an ardent reader of everything displayed. You can exit into the historic hospital's medical school library with soaring shelves of books. The medical students are deep into their studies -on computers that are surrounded by centuries of science and anatomy books.

    Peter and I came to the medical Museum to check out some…read morevintage medical instruments. It was a lot smaller than I thought that it would be but still really cool. I wanted to check out the elephant man Bones and skull.

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    Sutton House

    Sutton House

    4.0(8 reviews)
    2.2 miHomerton

    I was here for one of the Christmas fairs in late November, and I have to say, considering they…read morecharge you 5 pounds just for going in, it was quite disppointing. The vendors seemed to specialize only in vintage-looking accessories and baby items, and the food was too scarce to mention. The only potent memory I have is the mulled wine; and that's only because it was quite potent. The house itself is nice, though. It has a very old-fashioned look and feel, and considering all the different events it holds throughout the year, it does hold promise for a memorable experience. If you do go to one of the Christmas fairs, wait until mid-December as there are usually more vendors the later in the month it gets. Do be forewarned: While the gifts you can find here are all handmade and unique, they're also quite limited in their style and only appeal to certain tastes.

    Sutton House is a small piece of English heritage in the heart of Homerton. Walking into a building…read moreso antiquated and ornate meant that it would be rude not to ask how long the building had been around for. It's the oldest building in East London was the response I got from one of the staff working in the souvenir shop. No one was able to tell me exactly when it was built, but the tudor beams and furniture was a dead giveaway; having a peek on their site later on in the day also confirmed the period in which this beautiful artwork of a location was made. For anyone who's been to Homerton and noticed that it's awash in ramshackle converted warehouses, convenience stores, scaffolding and old factories, you'll notice how much Sutton House stands out, with its moss covered walls, and creeping vines and serene, distinctly 'stately home' appearance. One thing I couldn't quite get over is how small people must have been in Tudor times. The tables are low, as are the ceilings and the passageways were in some places unforgivingly narrow. If you've eaten a lot post-Christmas, you might want to consider a few sessions at the gym before investigating the place. I'm not sure what you'd do if you were a 7ft basketball player. They have a brilliant programme of events here: I went to a series of talks about Black history writer S.I. Martin (they have a great Black History Month programme here in October), but even for non-history buffs they have plenty to offer, including monthly family days, Halloween ghost tours, Christmas carol concerts and guided tours. It's used by local community groups, which means you can hire it too. Standard Admission: £2.80, child 70p, family £6.30. Groups £2.40

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