St Bartholomew's Hospital
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St Bartholomew's Hospital, also known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London. It was founded in 1123 by Rahere, and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust.
The King Henry VIII Gate at Barts was completed in 1702
Hogarth's canvas painting of Christ at the Pool of Bethesda.
Barts' courtyard in the early 19th century
The Great Hall at Barts
St Bartholomew-the-Great
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The Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, sometimes abbreviated to St-Barts-the-Great, is a medieval church in the Church of England's Diocese of London located in Smithfield within the City of L
St Bartholomew's Hospital
…founded in 1123 by Rahere, and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust. Barts was founded in 1123 by Rahere (died 1144, and entombed in the nearby Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great), a favourite courtier of King Henry I. The dissolution of the monasteries did not affect the running of Barts as a hospital, but left it in a precarious…
West facade
Interior facing east: Sanctuary in centre with Sir Robert Chamberlayne's monument (1615) on the left wall, opposite a memorial tablet to Alderman Sir John Percival and Agnes Smallpace
Entrance to the church
South aisle, looking east towards the Sanctuary and Lady chapel