Field Day - Year 9 Zain S and Danil A, Year 9 write... As the teachers did their final head count, excitement and anticipation was in the air. At 9:30am, we left and walked to Bond Street station, where we took the Jubilee line to London Bridge. After a pleasant walk, we arrived at the Old Operating Theatre. Upon entry, we walked up a narrow (and slightly claustrophobic) spiral staircase, which opened on the museum. We were greeted with dozens of cabinets full of medicines and operating instruments from a past time. Everyone set about trying to answer their work sheets and some even began operating on each other! We explored mini sections, including the apothecary and the medicine chest. My favourite part was the operating theatre, because it gave such an insight into how little they had to work with at the time. At 11:00, we left the operating theatre and embarked on a journey to Potter’s Fields, next to Tower Bridge. We ate an early lunch and had a small break before we got up and left at 12:30pm to return to our School for some afternoon activities.
Saif M and Raphael O, Year 9 write... For Field Day, we were all looking forward to our chemistry trip to the Old Operating Theatre. As we departed the labs with our Year 9 peers, we were filled with bounds of excitement. And then we started our trip off on our way to Bond Street tube station; only five stops from our final destination: London Bridge. We then walked further and arrived. This evocative museum, placed in the attic of the ancient St Thomas’ Hospital in early eighteenth century, offers a unique glimpse into the history of medicine and surgery. Throughout our time there, we wrote down notes on some of the medical equipment used and were even able to get a full sighting of a prior operating room, where we even took a few pictures on the operating benches. Whilst walking throughout the museum, we got an insight on the different medical and surgical inventions at the time, for example, anaesthesia and antiseptics. All round, we had a great time and, after walking by Tower Bridge, we relaxed at
Potter’s Fields, eating our lunch and chatting with our friends. The field trip was amazing!