The BAA, the Friends of Barts Heritage and the Friends of Great St Bartholomew are delighted to invite you to this event on Friday, 26 June 2026 in aid of the fundraising campaign for new loos at the church of Great St Bartholomew and in memory of Professor Peter Fergusson.
The conference will begin in the newly restored Great Hall at Bart’s Hospital at 11 a.m. (registration from 10.30 a.m.), and will be followed by a drinks reception (with a paid bar) at 5.30 p.m. in the Cloisters of the church.
The fee is £30. Tea and biscuits will be provided in the afternoon tea break, but delegates should find their own lunch. There are many suitable places in Smithfield.
All funds raised by the event will go towards The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Great St Bartholomew’s (charity no. 1163024) 900th appeal.
Please book here the Great Barts Website.
Conference programme
10.30 am: Registration
11 am – 1 pm: Session One
Welcome
- Prof Carole Rawcliffe, University of East Anglia: Cleaning up the Middle Ages
- Piers Mitchell, University of Cambridge: Intestinal Parasites in Medieval Populations
- Dr Alex Buchanan, Liverpool University: Monasteries and Hygiene in the archaeological imagination
Discussion
1 pm: Lunch (delegates should find their own; there are many places in the area).
2 pm – 3.30 pm: Session Two
- Prof. James Campbell, University of Cambridge: A History of Waterworks
- Jeremy Ashbee, Head Historic Properties Curator, English Heritage: Castle waterworks and latrines
Discussion
3.30 pm: Tea
4 pm – 5.20 pm: Session Three: Shorter talks
- Prof David Carpenter, King’s College, London: Henry III and hygiene
- Julian Munby, formerly Head of Buildings Archaeology and Oxford Archaeolgy: Garderobes and houses of necessity in Medieval Oxford
- David Harrison, Historian of Roads and Bridges: Bridges and loos
- Prof Caroline Barron, Royal Holloway, University of London: Loos in medieval London
- Tim Tatton Brown, Archaeologist and Architectural History: The oldest male and female necessaria in Britain
Discussion
5.20 pm
- Will Palin: CEO of Barts Heritage: The restoration of the Great Hall and a few words about health in the 18th century hospital
5.30 pm – 5 pm: Depart for Reception at Barts church with pay bar
All funds raised by the event will go towards The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Great St Bartholomew’s (charity no. 1163024) 900th appeal.
Featured image: Pathologie: furoncle (Paris, BnF, Français 9140 f.150v)