Lexicon:Surgeon's Hall
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| Term: | Surgeon's Hall |
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| References: | Master and Commander, page 26 Desolation Island, page 153 |
| Meaning: | Surgeon's Hall was completed in 1752 for the Company of Surgeons and abandoned in 1796 in favour of a house in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London - a move that led to the dissolution of the Company and the foundation of the Royal College of Surgeons. |
Additional information
Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
