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Sick to Death
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Immerse yourself in the gruesome, gory, and horrible history of medicine through the ages, from Greek theories to alternative remedies! Located in a beautiful Grade II listed church on Chester's medieval rows. A Big Heritage attraction. sicktodeath.org
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 15d
you will not be surprised to learn that our staff skew Very heavily in the Halloween direction, on the holidays spectrum
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 15d
The alignment of Halloween with the October half-term is truly a gift.

If you're looking for days out during the holidays next month, come explore our weird little medical history attraction!

We'll be adding extra strange, spooky, and silly touches to the experience for our favourite season.
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 16d
We've been having a great time with groups of new @uochester.bsky.social nursing students visiting us all day today!

Wishing you all the best on your studies ahead... but may your bedside manner be better than Plaguey D's.
A group of ten adult students, all in different clothes, men and women, wearing lanyards. They're stood posing in an area with a stone arch. In the middle of the group is a person dressed as a plague doctor and one student in wooden stocks, with rotten fruit on it, and a sign that says Sick to Death Chester.
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 18d
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 18d
guys we finally have an idea for Halloween costume for Plaguey D
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 18d
I like this.
What if the Plague doctor mask (not medieval) was based on specific birds :)

By Shayna Daniel, AKA Squid Von Bob
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 23d
that's Doctour in Phisicke Sick to you...

you just can't get the respect these days
A screenshot of the section of an e-mail, white background with black text: Dear Sick, We are pleased to advise you that t...
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 25d
*its 🙄
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 25d
*slaps roof of church*

take a look at this bad boy, still got it's original 15th century north arcade and chancel, hardly ever leaks

(We heard we're taking photos of nice old rooves?)
An angled photograph looking up an old roof, with two main sections visible, above a sandstone wall arch, just seen on the right. The first section of the roof is dark panelled wood, with intricate carvings and gilded accents. At the base of some of the wooden arches are carvings, in both wood and stone. Beyond, is a 'newer' section of roof with large open wooden arched beams and a Tudor style timbered roof with white sections between each beam. In the far distance, just visible through the open arches, in an open arch of the bell tower is a skeletal figure in a robe.
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 25d
*slaps roof of church*

take a look at this bad boy, still got it's original 15th century north arcade and chancel, hardly ever leaks

(We heard we're taking photos of nice old rooves?)
An angled photograph looking up an old roof, with two main sections visible, above a sandstone wall arch, just seen on the right. The first section of the roof is dark panelled wood, with intricate carvings and gilded accents. At the base of some of the wooden arches are carvings, in both wood and stone. Beyond, is a 'newer' section of roof with large open wooden arched beams and a Tudor style timbered roof with white sections between each beam. In the far distance, just visible through the open arches, in an open arch of the bell tower is a skeletal figure in a robe.
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 26d
Scared to Death is on for three nights only: Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, October 29th, 30th, & 31st.

From 6:30pm – 10pm (last entry 9pm).

Recommended for ages 12+ due to frights and scares. Our grave digger will be on duty, should they be needed...

Tickets available now: www.sicktodeath.org
Sick to Death – Discover Chester’s dark past
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 26d
It's a perfectly quirky way to immerse yourselves in the strangest season, with a Halloween activity trail (with trick OR treat prizes), extra fun characters to meet, and even face painting on select days!

Oct 25th - Nov 2nd, 10am - 6pm (last entry 5pm). Tickets available now: www.sicktodeath.org
Sick to Death – Discover Chester’s dark past
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 26d
This Halloween, Sick To Death becomes SCARED To Death with late night openings!

We invite you to explore the gory story of medicine by lantern light as you are stalked around our historic church by perilous plague victims and barbaric barbers!

Will you survive the night and all it has to offer?
A poster graphic with a black background and a plague doctor character appearing out of the darkness, with a lit lantern raised by their beaked mask. It reads in various black and red and beige fonts: Sick[crossed out] Scared to Death! Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, October 29th, 30th, & 31st. 6:30pm – 10pm (last admission 9pm). A dark cellar, the photo has been heavily post-processed. There is a plague doctor character digging in the soil with a shovel, surrounded by candles and carved pumpkins.
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 26d
Our favourite time of year is almost here! Get excited for some spooky family fun this Halloween half-term at Sick to Death!

Join us during the day-time for thrills that everyone can enjoy, as you explore the gory story of medicine.

Bring your weird morbid little children! We know you have them!
A poster graphic with a beige background, gothic black border, and prominent orange, black, and red Halloween imagery. All the fonts are slightly 'spooky' or 'horrible' and it reads: Sick to Death presents: Horrible Halloween. Saturday October 25th - Sunday November 2nd: Open every day 10am - 6pm, last admission 5pm. Family-friendly fun! A women dressed in tatty clothes, with a hooded cowl, is holding a dirty sponge on a stick. Beside her is a stack of carved pumpkins, the top one, being held by a rat puppet. The scenery is old wood, beams, a lantern, and an old sign that says 'Festering Flies'.
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · 29d
Our passion for the spooky season cannot be contained! Join us next month at @chesterscibar.bsky.social for an entertaining talk about Halloween creatures, medical myths, and supernatural skeletons!
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Chester SciBar @chesterscibar.bsky.social · Sep 10
Next month we'll be joined by Alison, an osteoarchaeologist who studied the plague & now works @sicktodeath.bsky.social.
We'll explore the medical conditions & archaeological evidence that explain supernatural creatures🧛
...or do they?
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Sep 9
It's not hard to imagine that one of you could do better, so go on, let's see your best apple-doctor based proverbs!

(Also, if you want to watch this video with some Charli xcx playing in the background, you can check out our Instagram, it's fun.)
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Sep 9
"The evidence does not support eating an apple a day to keep the doctor away, but they still make a nice snack.
If someone tries to convince you that eating plastic apples is the answer instead, well, that person is a quack."
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Sep 9
The exact version we say today was recorded in use by 1887 though and even then it was referred to as 'an old saying', so it's likely this adage has been around for some time in various forms.

So, with that in mind we've decided to write our own version:
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Sep 9
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away!"

Did you know the first written record of this saying is from 1886? It was noted as proverb from Pembrokeshire and originally it was said: "Eat an apple on going to bed, and you'll keep the doctor from earning his bread."
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Sep 2
Teachers! Looking for school trips to help bring history to life for your students this year? We've put together a brand new webpage with everything you'll need for a trip to Sick to Death. *Don't worry, Plaguey D might be there, but we'll leave the teaching to you...* sicktodeath.org/school-visits/
A photo of a person dressed in a Plague Doctor costume. They are stood an area with a stone floor and stone pillars, outside, over the sky to their left there is a logo: in red bold text that says Sick to Death, with a small stylised skull logo in beige. Beneath is the tagline: The gory story of medicine through time, in black. To their right is a red circle that says School trips! They are leaning forward, looking at the camera, while they use a pointer to point at a blackboard being held by a young girl with blonde hair in a ponytail, pink glasses, a pink jumper, and blue trainers with white frilly socks. Most of her body is covered by the large blackboard with a wooden frame. On the black board in chalk it says: Plague was [in green] GOOD for business but also [inserted after the fact] ^ very [in red] BAD for people! A flyer style poster in mostly beige, red, and black. There's a large logo at the top: in red bold text that says Sick to Death, with a small stylised skull logo in beige. Beneath is the tagline: The gory story of medicine through time, in black. To the lower right of the logo is a red circle that says School trips! On the left, the main focus after the logo, there's a cut-out photo of a person dressed in a Plague Doctor costume holding up a blackboard and pointing to it with a pointer. On the blackboard, in typed front it reads: Bring the history of medicine to life! With a fully immersive and interactive experience, Sick to Death is a great destination for students and classes studying the history of medicine! Below are three bullet-points, with the little skull icons in black as the points: Located in a historic church on the medieval Rows of Chester, Hands-on learning to engage all age groups, Covers GCSE curriculum topics across exams boards. In beige text on black a the bottom: For more information: www.sicktodeath.org/school-visits
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Sep 2
this one is only for you Bluesky
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Sep 2
A photograph of a person dressed in a Plague Doctor costume, outside pacing on a stone floor in front of a stone arch. In the arch, backwards because of light shining through it, a sign read Sick to Death. The Plague Doctor has been captured mid-pose, face to the side, right hand slightly raised and in a cupped position. The 'is it a pigeon' anime meme has been superimposed behind the Plague Doctor, with its body and hand alighted behind the Plague Doctor's and the yellow butterfly is up and to the left. In big black text on white at the bottom it says, is this history. Above the plague doctor smaller it says, us. Above the butterfly it says, even smaller, an anachronistic costume that has somehow become the core of our brand identity
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Sep 2
Teachers! Looking for school trips to help bring history to life for your students this year? We've put together a brand new webpage with everything you'll need for a trip to Sick to Death. *Don't worry, Plaguey D might be there, but we'll leave the teaching to you...* sicktodeath.org/school-visits/
A photo of a person dressed in a Plague Doctor costume. They are stood an area with a stone floor and stone pillars, outside, over the sky to their left there is a logo: in red bold text that says Sick to Death, with a small stylised skull logo in beige. Beneath is the tagline: The gory story of medicine through time, in black. To their right is a red circle that says School trips! They are leaning forward, looking at the camera, while they use a pointer to point at a blackboard being held by a young girl with blonde hair in a ponytail, pink glasses, a pink jumper, and blue trainers with white frilly socks. Most of her body is covered by the large blackboard with a wooden frame. On the black board in chalk it says: Plague was [in green] GOOD for business but also [inserted after the fact] ^ very [in red] BAD for people! A flyer style poster in mostly beige, red, and black. There's a large logo at the top: in red bold text that says Sick to Death, with a small stylised skull logo in beige. Beneath is the tagline: The gory story of medicine through time, in black. To the lower right of the logo is a red circle that says School trips! On the left, the main focus after the logo, there's a cut-out photo of a person dressed in a Plague Doctor costume holding up a blackboard and pointing to it with a pointer. On the blackboard, in typed front it reads: Bring the history of medicine to life! With a fully immersive and interactive experience, Sick to Death is a great destination for students and classes studying the history of medicine! Below are three bullet-points, with the little skull icons in black as the points: Located in a historic church on the medieval Rows of Chester, Hands-on learning to engage all age groups, Covers GCSE curriculum topics across exams boards. In beige text on black a the bottom: For more information: www.sicktodeath.org/school-visits
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Aug 29
A reminder that next week, on Friday Sept 5th, we will be closed for the day! We need some time to clear out all of the real cobwebs so we have somewhere to put up fake cobwebs in a few weeks...
A black poster graphic with red and beige text that reads: Sick to Death (with a little stylised skull logo) will be closed on Friday Sept 5th for essential maintenance.
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Aug 27
And no matter what that reviewer said, we think our history of sexual health exhibit is great! It's fully signposted, but we think everyone should be able to access it if they choose. Also, if it doesn't convince you that safe sex is important... 😳😬
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Sick to Death @sicktodeath.bsky.social · Aug 27
That's right. We actually do some legitimate history stuff too, it's not all just goofs and gags.
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Alison Atkin @alisonatkin.bsky.social · Aug 27
Hey, remember when I made these rubber condoms for @sicktodeath.bsky.social? I had expected, based on everything I read, that they would start to really degrade after about three months. And while they're *ahem* not 'handled' in quite the same way as intended - they're still going strong!
A mostly cylindrical brown rubber tube looking item, on a red shelf, on a line drawing in black of the same shape. Behind it is a smaller spherical item made of the same mottled brown material. To the left is the edge of a blue phallic demo model. Behind it all on black board is written text in white about the 'just the tip' rubber condoms.
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