Old Medicines and Cures of Gloucestershire

Old Chapel Court, Church Street, Tewkesbury

Dates: 22/08/2026

Venue: Old Baptist Chapel

If you think Shakespeare’s “Eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog” sounds like a strange potion, then prepare yourself for a shock! Gloucestershire Archives has over 4,000 items relating to medicinal and medical treatments. These utilise all sorts of strange ingredients and arguably many are even weirder than those used by Macbeth’s witches! This presentation will look at just a few of the fascinating cures and treatments and what they were used for.

Speaker:
John Putley

Date and Time:
Saturday 22nd August
11am
 

 

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