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British Dental Association Museum
British Dental Association Museum
British Dental Association Museum, 64 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8YS

0.3km

History of dental care in the United KingdomRead more

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Anaesthesia Heritage Centre
Anaesthesia Heritage Centre
Anaesthesia Heritage Centre, London

0.58km

History of anaesthesia and the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and IrelandRead more

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Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians Museum
Royal College of Physicians, 11 Saint Andrews Place, London, NW1 4LE

0.75km

Portraits, silver, medical instruments and artefactsRead more

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Galton Collection
Galton Collection
Galton Collection, London

0.87km

Part of the University College London, open by appointment only, scientific instruments, papers, and personal...Read more

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Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE

0.89km

Medical artefacts and original artworks exploring 'ideas about the connections between medicine, life and art',...Read more

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British Optical Association Museum
British Optical Association Museum
British Optical Association Museum, 42 Craven Street, London, WC2N 5NG

0.97km

History of eye careRead more

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Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum
Fleming Museum
Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum, 135a Praed Street, London, W2 1QY

1.22km

Located at St Mary's Hospital, London, site and history of Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, 1928 period...Read more

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Foundling Museum
Foundling Museum
Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ

1.22km

History of the Foundling Hospital, Britain's first home for abandoned children, art by many of Britain's most...Read more

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Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons
Hunterian Museum
Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE

1.24km

Hunterian Collection of preserved anatomical specimens, history, artefacts and developments in surgery, part of the...Read more

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Florence Nightingale Museum
Florence Nightingale Museum
Florence Nightingale Museum, 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EW

1.56km

Life and nursing work of Florence NightingaleRead more

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Museum of the Order of St John
Museum of the Order of St John
Museum of the Order of St John, 26 Saint John's Lane, London, EC1M 4DA

1.88km

History of the Order of St John and its medical care in the communityRead more

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St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital Museum
St Bartholomew's Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum, North Wing, St Bartholomew’s Hospital,, West Smithfield, London , EC1A 7BE

1.92km

History of the hospital and its work, historic surgical instruments, sculpture, mediaeval archives, works of art...Read more

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Chelsea Physic Garden
Chelsea Physic Garden
Chelsea Physic Garden, Curators House, 66 Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3 4HS

2.24km

Botanical garden with displays on medicinal uses of plantsRead more

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British Red Cross
British Red Cross Museum and Archives
British Red Cross, 44 Moorfields, London, EC2Y 9AL

2.44km

History and memorabilia of the British Red Cross, open by appointment onlyRead more

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Gordon Museum of Pathology
Gordon Museum of Pathology
Gordon Museum of Pathology, London, SE1 1XT

2.5km

The largest medical Museum in the United Kingdom,[8] part of King's College LondonRead more

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Old Operating Theatre
Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
Old Operating Theatre, 9a Saint Thomas Street, London, SE1 9RY

2.52km

19th century operating theatre, herb garret and museum of surgeryRead more

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FAQs about Oxford Circus and Medical Museums in London


Oxford Street in London is approximately one and a quarter miles long (two kilometres).



Oxford Street is located in the borough of Westminster in central London.

Oxford Street can be considered to form part of the districts of Fitzrovia, Soho and Mayfair .



Oxford Street is home to approximately 300 shops including many famous brands. Some of the most well known shops include: Selfridges, TopShop, Disney Store, Zara, O2, Nike Town, Marks & Spencer, The Body Shop, John Lewis, Pandora and many more.

For a full list of shops on Oxford Street see the Oxford Street shopping section of our website here: https://loveoxfordstreet.com/oxford-street/guide



The Oxford Street shops generally close at 9pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; they close at 10pm on Thursday; and 6pm on Sunday.



Oxford Street is located in central London (England, United Kingdom) in the borough of Westminster. The nearest tube stations are Oxford Circus, Tottenham Court Road, Bond Street and Marble Arch.

Oxford Street can be considered to form part of the districts of Fitzrovia, Soho and Mayfair .

It is one of the key markers for the "West End". An area of London known for its tourist attractions, shopping, theatres, restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

Oxford Circus, which is located approximately in the middle of Oxford Street has a latitude of 51.514957 and a longitude of -0.144562.



Selfridges is one of the most famous department stores in London and well worth a visit if you are in central London. It is easy to find. It is located at 400 Oxford Street, close to Bond Street tube station.

For a map showing the location of Selfridges visit: https://loveoxfordstreet.com/oxford-street/map

For help getting to Oxford Street visit: https://loveoxfordstreet.com/oxford-street/location/



Central London has many fantastic shopping streets crammed with all manner of shops selling goodies you never even knew you needed until you see them.

Jermyn Street is a particularly good example of this, when construction work is not going on - which is almost never - it is one of the most beautiful streets in St James's lined with exclusive shops selling men's clothing and male grooming products - silver cut-throat razors and the like.

Oxford Street is perhaps the most famous shopping street in London if not the World with approximately three hundred shops squeezed in to a 2km long road.

Regent Street which crosses Oxford Street is arguably as well known, at least to Monopoly fans. Regent Street is home to the flagship Apple store in London; Burberry's flagship store; and of course the kids' favourite, the World famous Hamley's Toy Store.

Another famous London shopping street which meets Oxford Street is Bond Street (comprising of Old Bond Street and New Bond Street). It is a true fashion mecca housing flagship stores by Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, and many other leading fashion brands.


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Blue Plaques in London

Ezra Pound Blue Plaque - Ezra Pound 1885-1972 poet lived here 1909-1914
Ellen Terry, Charles Wyndham, And Queen's Theatre, Long Acre Black Plaque - Queen's  Theatre    The old Queen's Theatre  occupied this site for just eleven  years from 1867 to 1878 and was  renowned in its day, albeit fleetingly,  for the distinguished players, including  Ellen Terry and Charles Wyndham,  who trod its boards
David Garrick Blue Plaque - David Garrick 1717-1779 actor lived here
Surrey Iron Railway Brass Plaque - The Surrey Iron Railway was the first public railway in England, probably in the world. The railway ran along this road on its route from Croydon to the mouth of the River Wandle, a distance of nearly nine miles. Goods wagons were pulled by horses along a track of cast iron plates laid on stone sleepers, some of which are set in the wall below. The gauge was 4'2. It opened in 1803, following the passing of the Surrey Iron Railway Act in 1801, and closed in 1846, the victim of the success of newe
Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, And Michael Bentine Brushed Metal Plaque - Peter Sellers Spike Milligan Harry Secombe Michael Bentine The Goon Show 1951 - 1960 first exploded here
Ian Fleming Blue Plaque - Ian Fleming 1908-1964 creator of James Bond lived here

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