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St Thomas' Hospital, Southwark
showing the statue of King Edward VI in the courtyard

St Thomas' Hospital, which dates from the medieval period, stood near the middle of Borough High Street, on the east side. While the hospital escaped the Great Fire of London in 1666 two later fires in Southwark did great damage, and a rebuilding programme was completed in 1742. In the Regency period the hospital contained some 500 beds, constantly occupied.

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