'Now take your owl’ – Insights from the World of Medieval Medicine

Date
Wednesday, 05 June 2024
Time
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location
Wheeler, Chester
Various surgical tools, items and products used by doctors in the past - unknown year.
Open EventCommunityFaculty of Health, Medicine and Society

Nick Fry has worked for many years at Chester Cathedral in a variety of roles, including as Visits and Heritage Officer. He is also a Green Badge guide for the City of Chester. As a member of Deva Victrix, Roman reenactors in Chester, he takes a leading role as the Emperor Domitian at the annual Saturnalia Parade as well as at other events across the UK. A  longstanding member of the Chester Mystery Plays’ company, and a current board member, Nick has most recently been seen as Pontius Pilate in the outdoor City Passion on Good Friday, 2022 and in the 2023 Mystery Plays in the Cathedral, appearing as God.

This talk will take place in CRV016 (the Music Room) at the Wheeler Building - all welcome.

Host: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society (FHMS) Historical Society

Admission free, but booking encouraged for refreshment and seating purposes. Please email or call 01244 512126 to confirm your place. 

The University of Chester Riverside Museum will also be open from 1-4pm on this date and all welcome to visit (no booking needed).