Garrod Building

    

Floyer House                                                                                                Whitechapel Library

Garrod Building

In 1854, the Royal London Medical College moved to the Garrod Building, which allowed for extra space to keep up with demands from more students and more modern teaching facilities. However, even this was not enough, and the building was rebuilt and enlarged in 1886-1887, as well as again in 1898.

The expansion in 1887 allowed for a range of subjects to be taught over a four-year course, including lectures in anatomy, chemistry, surgery, medicine as well as specialist subjects such as forensic medicine and midwifery.

The building was named after the physician Sir Archibald Garrod, who spent most of his career at St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Today, the Garrod building is used by Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry students, equipped with a lecture theatre, seminar and classroom facilities, a café and a student’s common room.

Inside, there is a small pathology museum, home to a collection of Victorian pathology specimens. This is not open to the public; however students may have an opportunity to visit.

 

 

Sources used:

_{Valentine, R 2012, The Making of Queen Mary, University of London, Queen Mary University of London, London}

_{Garrod Building and Whitechapel Library. Available at: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/study/explore-our-campuses/whitechapel/garrod-building-and-whitechapel-library/ (Accessed: 15/10/2023)}

_{Queen Mary University of London, Self-Guided Tour of Whitechapel Campus. Available at: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/study/explore-our-campuses/whitechapel/garrod-building-and-whitechapel-library/ (Accessed: 15/10/2023)}