Visit the Riverside Museum
Wed 03 Jun
|Wheeler Building, University of Chester
View the museum’s curiosities from the world of medicine, nursing, midwifery, and social work and ask your questions of volunteers who will be in attendance.
Time and Location
03 Jun 2026, 13:00 – 16:00
Wheeler Building, University of Chester, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL, UK
About the Event
The four remaining stained-glass windows from Chester Royal Infirmary are also available to view on the first-floor landing opposite the former Council Chamber, in the Wheeler Building.
The permanent collection of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society (FHMS) Historical Society's Riverside Museum includes some remarkable exhibits including an original letter written by Florence Nightingale written from Balaclava.
The First World War: Returning Home exhibition provides an insight into what a soldier invalided back from the Front would have found on returning to Cheshire. Using local examples wherever possible, the exhibition covers aspects such as medical advances, the psychological effects of war, volunteering and volunteer nurses, a doctor’s country practice, rural life, and social welfare. This exhibition has been created by the FHMS Historical Society volunteers and refurbished with the generous help of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Heritage.
There will also be a pre-bookable talk, `An Exploration of the Rise and Demise of England’s Fever Hospitals` at 16:00 in the Wheeler Building.
This visit to the Riverside Museum is a drop-in event with no tickets required.
FAQs
Is this venue Accessible?
Yes. This is an accessible venue.
Access is via main Wheeler Building reception, on Castle Drive by the River Dee. This has one flight of steps to reception followed by lift or stair access to the basement and first floor.
Those with limited mobility can enter the building via an accessible route by contacting fhsc.histsoc@chester.ac.uk or phoning 01244 512963 in advance to make the necessary arrangements.