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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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Educational institution in Southwark

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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (including the collections of the Royal College of Midwives) holds unrivalled historical material relating to women’s healthcare – Archives, Museum and Rare Books. The collection includes sculptures and portraits of past presidents and eminent figures in obstetric, gynaecological and midwifery history. A highlight is a largescale painting by Terence Cuneo, depicting the Queen opening the College’s previous home at Sussex Place. Another work – dating to the 17th century – is believed to be the oldest painting with a depiction of breastfeeding in the UK. In 2019, the College converted a 19th-century hop warehouse and a 1980s office building, joined by a striking helical staircase, to form its new home in Union Street, near London Bridge. It is also the home of a number of other women’s health organisations. The Heritage Collections can be viewed by prior appointment – please see our website for details, or contact us at heritage@rcog.org.uk

10–18 Union Street, London, Greater London SE1 1SZ England

Heritage@rcog.org.uk

020 7045 6774

Before making a visit, check opening hours with the venue

https://www.rcog.org.uk/guidance/library-services/heritage-collections-archives-and-museum/

Artworks

  • Professor W. Blair-Bell (1871–1936), Chairman of the Foundation Committee (1925–1929), First President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1929–1931)
    Professor W. Blair-Bell (1871–1936), Chairman of the Foundation Committee (1925–1929), First President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1929–1931) John Bulloch Souter (1890–1971)
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Professor Sir Stanley Clayton (1911–1986), President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1972–1975)
    Professor Sir Stanley Clayton (1911–1986), President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1972–1975) Paul Fitzgerald (1922–2017)
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Dame Hilda Lloyd (1891–1982), DBE, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1949–1952)
    Dame Hilda Lloyd (1891–1982), DBE, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1949–1952) Anthony Devas (1911–1958)
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Sir John Peel (1904–2005), KCVO, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1966–1969)
    Sir John Peel (1904–2005), KCVO, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1966–1969) Edward Irvine Halliday (1902–1984)
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Sir John Shields Fairbairn (1865–1944), President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1932–1935)
    Sir John Shields Fairbairn (1865–1944), President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1932–1935) John Bulloch Souter (1890–1971)
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Sir Ewen John Maclean (1865–1953), Kt, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1935–1938)
    Sir Ewen John Maclean (1865–1953), Kt, President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1935–1938) Robert Lyon (1894–1978)
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Sir Rustam Feroze (1920–2010), President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1981–1984)
    Sir Rustam Feroze (1920–2010), President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1981–1984) Dennis Gilbert (b.1922)
    Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
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Artists

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    David Poole (b.1931)
  • Pauline Waiting
    Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964)
  • Professor Sir Ian Richmond
    Robert Lyon (1894–1978)
  • Edward Irvine Halliday ('Alter Ego')
    Edward Irvine Halliday (1902–1984)
  • Marriage and Birth Customs of the Matabele People
    Cleopas B. Ndaneta
  • Lotte Therese Newman, CBE, President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (1994–1997)
    Christian Furr (b.1966)
  • Lord Allen of Abbeydale
    Peter Wardle (1929–2016)
  • Hammersmith Broadway
    Ruskin Spear (1911–1990)
  • HM King George V (1865–1936)
    Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley (1880–1952)
  • Mother and Child
    Wendy Ellis

Venues in Southwark

  •
    A David Bomberg Legacy – The Sarah Rose Collection at London South Bank University, Borough Road
  • Dulwich Picture Gallery
  • Gordon Museum, Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation
  • Guy's Campus, Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation
  • Imperial War Museum London
  • London South Bank University
  • Paintings in Hospitals
  • Royal Watercolour Society
  • Southwark Heritage Centre
  • Southwark Heritage Centre