University of Chester Riverside Museum
University of Chester, Riverside Museum, Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1SL
Curiosities from medicine, nursing, midwifery and social work (including an original letter from Florence Nightingale written from Balaclava), The First World War: Returning Home exhibition on the war’s effects on health and social care, plus the remaining four stained-glass windows from Chester Royal Infirmary.
The First World War: Returning Home exhibition provides an insight into what a soldier invalided back from the Front would have found on returning to Cheshire. Using local examples wherever possible, the exhibition covers aspects such as medical advances, the psychological effects of war, volunteering and volunteer nurses, a doctor’s country practice, rural life, and social welfare.
This visit to the Riverside Museum is a drop-in event with no tickets required.
Timings
- Saturday 12 September:
- 10:00 - 16:00
Location & directions
University of Chester, Riverside Museum, Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 1SL
- Directions:
- Entrance is off Castle Drive opposite the River Dee. What3Words location:///nurses.globe.clear
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
Entrance is up two flights of stairs, lift to basement from reception. Disabled access can be arranged in advance: please email [email protected] or call 01244 512126 during office hours, Monday to Friday.
