The Museum and Conference Centre are 1½ miles west of A38 midway between Bristol and Gloucester: 3½ miles from the M5 and 8 miles from the M4. Heathrow is 1 ½ hours drive away. It is central to Cheltenham, Gloucester, Circenster, Tetbury, Bath, Bristol, Chepstow and Monmouth, the Severn Bridge being just 10 miles away.
Coleford Tourist Information Centre
High Street
Coleford
Tel: 01594812388
Fax: 01594832889
Email: Contact via email
The Edward Jenner Museum, Berkeley, Gloucestershire |
Housed in the elegant Queen Anne house which was Dr Jenner’s home from 1785 until his death. Displays celebrate the life and work of this world famous C18th doctor who was also a medical scientist, pioneer of smallpox vaccination, naturalist, geologist, balloonist, poet...and more!
Smallpox was the most feared and greatest killer of Jenner's time. In today's terms it was as deadly as cancer or heart disease. It killed 10% of the population, rising to 20% in towns and cities where infection spread easily. Among children, it accounted for one-in-three of all deaths. Jenner called it the Speckled Monster.
Edward Jenner's Inquiry can be identified as the origin of one of the most important branches of modern medicine. All that is known about disease prevention by vaccination, our understanding of allergy, autoimmune diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis), transplantation and AIDS follows from this fundamental work by Edward Jenner. Jenner is acknowledged as the Father of Immunology - the science of our body's defence against invading bugs and chemicals.
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1 April until 30 September:
Tuesday to Saturday:12.30pm - 5.30pm
Sunday: 1.00pm - 5.30pm
October:
Sundays only, 1.00pm - 5.30pm.
[Closed Mondays, but open Bank Holiday Mondays, 12.30pm - 5.30pm]
The Chantry
Church Lane
Berkeley
Gloucestershire
GL13 9BN
Tel: 01453 810631
Fax: 01453 811690
Email: manager@jennermuseum.com
