According to the Wikipedia article, St Thomas’s hospital “was described as ancient in 1215 and was named after Thomas Becket – which suggests it may have been founded after 1173 when Becket was canonised. However, it is possible it was only renamed in 1173 and that it was founded when St Mary Overie Priory was refounded in 1100 in Southwark.”
The hospital I’m due to visit next week, Guy’s, was founded “in 1721 as a place to treat ‘incurables’ discharged from St Thomas’.” Nice.
London hospital trivia
According to the Wikipedia article, St Thomas’s hospital “was described as ancient in 1215 and was named after Thomas Becket – which suggests it may have been founded after 1173 when Becket was canonised. However, it is possible it was only renamed in 1173 and that it was founded when St Mary Overie Priory was refounded in 1100 in Southwark.”
The hospital I’m due to visit next week, Guy’s, was founded “in 1721 as a place to treat ‘incurables’ discharged from St Thomas’.” Nice.