Old Medicines and Cures of Gloucestershire

If you think Shakespeare’s “Eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog” sounds like a strange potion, then prepare yourself for a shock! Gloucestershire Archives has over 4,000 items relating to medicinal and medical treatments. These utilise all sorts of strange ingredients and arguably many are even weirder than those used by Macbeth’s witches! This presentation will look at just a few of the fascinating cures and treatments and what they were used for.
Speaker:
John Putley
Date and Time:
Saturday 27th June
Location:
Old Baptist Chapel
Old Baptist Chapel Court
Off Church Street
Tewkesbury
Gl20 5rz
Tickets
Adults £7.00
Concessions £5.50
Children: £3.00