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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 2d

Come along and learn about aspects of motherhood in this series of bite-sized talks which will explore representations of being, and not being, a mother in the UK. Part of the Being Human Festival.

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Motherhood - Bite-sized talks at George Marshall Medical Museum — Worcester Medical Museums

Come along and learn about aspects of motherhood in this series of bite-sized talks, and explore the George Marshall Medical Museum after hours! The short talks will explore representations of being, ...

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 3d

We've had a leak. We're now dry. Watch this space while we wait from confirmation that the issue has been fixed!

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 5d

The Museum will be closed until further notice.

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Updates from the project – Voices of Motherhood. Call for papers. Abstracts of <200 words and short bio to [email protected] by Sat 1 Nov 2025. Conference will take place on 5 and 6 February 2026 online. More info:-
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‘The Politics of Motherhood: Maternalism, Maternity and Mothering’ Call for Papers – Voices of Motherhood

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you to new volunteer, Kim, who has worked on the family history of Elizabeth Pugh. Her write-up is now at our website in the usual place! #OutsideTheAsylum medicalmuseum.org.uk/outside-the-...

Elizabeth Pugh - Outside the Asylum — Worcester Medical Museums

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 6d

New #HistPsych webpages now online supported through National Lottery by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

The Annual Reports for the Asylum show post mortem examinations were undertaken in order to observe differences in the brain that might explain mental conditions.

Post-mortem kit — Worcester Medical Museums

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 6d

Our 'Outside the Asylum' display is situated outside the museum's entrance doors. You can find out about some of the people who were admitted to the asylum, and view artefacts once hidden in our collection which help to give a better picture of their lives as patients. #HistPsych

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 8d

Some brand new family history of Elizabeth Oakes, patient at the asylum for just over a year from 1879. Thank you to Sandra for the research. medicalmuseum.org.uk/outside-the-...

Elizabeth Oakes - Outside the Asylum — Worcester Medical Museums

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 9d

This slip of paper by 'Dick' Tainton, Nurse at Powick Hospital, tells us how bandages were made in the linen room, torn from old bedding. The bandages aren't in our collection, but we do have a bandage rewinder from the former Worcester Royal Infirmary.

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 10d

An update to the notes about the life of Henry Maiden. Our volunteers will not be beaten (!) and have gone over and above to find more about Henry's life, including his 'disappointment in love' and transfer between Derby and Powick asylums.

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Outside the asylum Henry Maiden — Worcester Medical Museums

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 10d

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Powick Mental Hospital - untold stories from the First World War

Powick Hospital & mental illness

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 10d

Our copy of Culpeper's Herbal contains beautiful coloured illustrations of plants like henbane and hemlock, both of which were used for anaesthetic qualities. Black henbane was known as witch's 'flying ointment'. #witchy #histmed #pharmhist

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 13d

Duplicates of stuff like this in our archive means our collection of objects available to schools and community groups just gets bigger and better!

1861 Rules of the Infirmary!

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

Brand new super Volunteer Sandra has looked into the life of Sarah Ann Price and her report (with extremely helpful research notes!) is now on our Outside the Asylum page. Click through to have a look, and see who else we've found out about.

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Sarah Ann Price- Outside the Asylum — Worcester Medical Museums

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

[2/2] From medieval hospitals to safe surgery, from first vaccinations to the NHS. All for £9 per student. Completely immersive. Totally excellent. Booking through Museums Worcestershire www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk/learning-at-...

Did your day just get better? Pretty sure it did...

Learning at The Commandery: Enquiry Form - Museums Worcestershire

← Back to the Learning at The Commandery page.

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 15d

[1/2] New for this academic year, *LEECHES TO LISTER*! Explore the evolution of medicine across the centuries with a unique full-day learning experience between The Commandery @museumsworcs.bsky.social and yours truly!

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 16d

Dyk the BMA was founded in the Board Room at the Worcester Infirmary in 1832. Now home to @worcesteruni.bsky.social and The Infirmary Museum, you can still visit the board room as part of a tour. Charles Hastings is still on display in the overmantle.

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 17d

With help from a friend we now know that PAFP is Permanent Alcohol Inebriety Psychosis, or Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 20d

Hi #MentalHealth #HistPsych experts...we need a little help y'all!

Any idea what the words are after 'Supposed Cause'. One of our volunteers looking into the people admitted to the asylum has transcribed it as 'P.A.F.P. Drink'. We can't see anything in Hack Tuke's Dictionary...

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 20d

Hi #MentalHealth #HistPsych experts...we need a little help y'all!

Any idea what the words are after 'Supposed Cause'. One of our volunteers looking into the people admitted to the asylum has transcribed it as 'P.A.F.P. Drink'. We can't see anything in Hack Tuke's Dictionary...

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 21d

In 1861, one patient at the Worcester City and County Pauper Lunatic Asylum's listed their job as Professor of Phrenology and Mesmerism. New collections pages now online supported through National Lottery by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
#MentalHealth #HistPsych

Phrenology Head — Worcester Medical Museums

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 24d

@wdytyamagazine.bsky.social have printed a story about our project to learn about the lives of the patients before and (where possible) after admission to Worcester City and County Pauper Lunatic Asylum. We've been inundated with offers of help to look into more patients' lives. Thank you!

a man with long hair and a beard is smiling and saying thank you .

ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is smiling and saying thank you .

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 24d

Members of staff across the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust were painted by artist Jo Keeley wearing PPE during the covid pandemic. Over 400 were painted and shared here before being returned to the sitter.

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Eye Contact — Worcester Medical Museums

An online exhibition of portraits by Jo Keeley of masked colleagues during the Covid-19 pandemic from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

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Owen Gower @owentg.bsky.social · 26d

“Why should we fix our eyes on this spot only?” A little piece I wrote last month inspired by Edward Jenner’s response when asked about the impact of anti-vaccination activism about how the history of vaccination should give us hope in the face of current challenges.

"Why should we fix our eyes on this spot only?"

Recently I’ve been prone to thinking that things are looking bleak for vaccination, that wonder of science which is estimated to have saved 154 million lives since 1974.

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 27d

Another busy day accessioning some of Mr. George Marshall's original collection. Many of these will have come from the dispensary at the Castle Street Infirmary, and one (the blue) was gifted to him by Surgeon Mr. Paul Houghton. The green has a replacement wooden lid.

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George Marshall Medical Museum @gmmedicalmuseum.bsky.social · 28d

New collections pages now online as part of our 'Outside the Asylum' project supported through National Lottery by
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social. This patient gown is labelled ‘M8’, and was made and worn by a patient in male ward '8'. #MentalHealth #HistPsych

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Patient Gown — Worcester Medical Museums

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