Why do we love mystery tunnel stories so much?
Urban legends about secret tunnels are a fascinating blend of human curiosity, fear of the unknown and a sense of […]
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Memories of the Old Manor Tunnels
This article is about a tunnel at the Old Manor Hospital, Salisbury is by Richard Avery and was compiled using […]
Memories of X-raying an Egyptian Mummy
We interviewed Radiographer Miles Woodford in November 2024 and in this extract we talk about his involvement in taking x-ray […]
Lozenges, bloodletting, and the full moon
Medical mysticism Imagine walking into an apothecary in 1760 with a hacking cough and swollen glands, what they called a […]
Oral history project: Common Cold Unit
The history of medicine has been shaped by infections, diseases and outbreaks. During the 2020 Covid-19 we took time to […]
Behind the trials: Everyday work of the Common Cold Unit
Pamela, better known as Kathy, began her journey at the Common Cold Unit in May 1955, just over sixteen years […]
Cider in the snow
In Easter 1966, Maureen, then a student training to be a teacher in Kent, volunteered for the Medical Research Council’s […]
John Wesley & Salisbury
In the 18th century, questions of health and healing were never far from people’s minds. Among the poor, access to […]
There was no such thing as a typical day
When Audrey joined the Common Cold Unit (CCU) in 1977, she could not have guessed how varied and lively her […]
A career in virus research
Kay, whose full name is Kathleen but who is known as Kay, began her career as a teacher but found […]