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Visit Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds (Leeds Union Workhouse)
6 October 2017 - 31 December 2017
Explore the incredible world of medicine at the old Leeds Union Workhouse.
Travel back in time to the dirty streets of Leeds in 1842 and see what life was like among the grime and bedbugs and why everyone was getting ill.
See what the strange cures that were prescribed by doctors back then and enter the frightening world of Victorian surgery – where there wasn’t anything anaesthetic!
As you journey forwards in time, you’ll see some of the incredible innovations and scientific discoveries that have changed our lives for the better!
Then, before you leave, visit the LifeZone to see how your body works and how you can stay healthy!
Your ticket gets you unlimited entry for 12 months.
