Devon and Exeter Medical Heritage Trust
The Devon & Exeter Hospital was founded in 1741 and the Devon & Exeter Medico-Chirurgical Society in 1780. That became the Devon & Exeter Medical Society (DEMS).
The Devon & Exeter Medical Heritage Trust was set up in August 2020, and has gratefully received a collection of historical medical items from DEMS. The Collection contains approximately 12,000 items of medical equipment and other ephemera. It is exhibited at St Nicholas Priory. The artefacts are an eclectic mix of donated items - everything from Roman scalpels to WWII portable anaesthetic machinery, nurses uniforms to 18th-century medicine chests. Find us on instagram @DEMH_Trust
Admission & prices
Free entry to the priory on Sundays from 1-4pm.
Chargeable booked tours, illustrated talks and handling sessions are available outside public opening hours.
Find us
The Priory is on Mint Lane with walking access from Fore Street or Bartholomew Street West.
The nearest car park is Mary Arches Street, which is a 5 min walk.
Exeter Central train station is a 10 min walk.
The Bus Station is a 15 min walk.
Information
Small shop, including second hand books.
Toilets, including disabled and baby-changing facilities.
Activities and events throughout the year.
Unfortunately, the upper floors are not currently accessible for wheelchair users
The museum offers an opportunity to see and safely hold under supervision old instruments such as Roman scalpels, a Napoleonic amputation set and a WWII portable anaesthetic machine.
Recent exhibitions during the Priory public openings have included “Poisons in Society” and “Midwives”.
St Nicholas Priory
Mint Lane
Exeter
EXETER
EX4 3BL
E: coordinator@demht.org
St Nicholas Priory
Mint Lane
Exeter
EXETER, DEVON EX4 3BL
