# Event Details - **Event Name**: From homes for the sick to homes for culture - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 19 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Mon, 19 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: Hear from three ‘hospitals’ about their origins and how they serve their communities today.About this EventThis event will feature talks from Barts Heritage, Royal Hospital Chelsea, and the Charterhouse.Barts HeritageFay McDermott, Engagement Officer, will talk about the conservation, repair and restoration work of the North Wing, and its new lease of life as a hub for the hospital community and its wider cultural use.Royal Hospital ChelseaHear from Chelsea Pensioner Mike Vowles as he shares his personal insight into what it’s like to call the Royal Hospital Chelsea ‘home’. How does it feel to wear the iconic scarlet coat? How does the Hospital today differ from the home of the original seventeenth century In-Pensioners? And why is it called a Hospital?The CharterhouseIn 1611 the wealthiest commoner in England left a vast fortune to a new almshouse charity in a converted mansion on the edge of the City. It was originally known as The Hospital of King James founded in Charter House in the County of Middlesex at the humble Petition and only Costs and Charges of Thomas Sutton Esq. Today we know it simply as the Charterhouse, but its formal name is still Sutton’s Hospital – retaining that crucial word, ‘Hospital’.This talk from James Spellane, Visitor Engagement Manager at the Charterhouse, will explore what the name of the charity means by looking at its communities down the centuries, from 14th-century monks to the almshouse residents of today.About the Royal Hospital ChelseaThe Royal Hospital Chelsea first opened its doors in 1692 as a home for soldiers "broken by age and war”, having been established during the reign of King Charles II. With its historic buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren and later Sir John Soane, over 300 years later The Royal Hospital continues to serve as a home for almost 300 Chelsea Pensioners - retired British Army veterans – offering camaraderie, care, and support, to those who have served.https://chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/visitAbout the CharterhouseThe Charterhouse (formally known as Sutton’s Hospital in Charterhouse) is an almshouse charity in a converted Tudor-period mansion on the edge of the City of London. Today, it provides a home to about 40 residents – traditionally called ‘Brothers’ – who are single men and women aged 60 and over with a housing need.The charity’s goals are to create a community of excellence for the care of older people, and to share its heritage and preserve it for future generations.To that end, the charity extended its hospitality to communities outside its walls by opening the almshouse to the public in 2017. A new visitor centre and daily guided tours of the 7.5-acre estate tell the story of the Charterhouse from its origin as a fourteenth-century plague cemetery and monastery to the present day. The residents welcome their neighbours – and anyone – to a free Community Space in Chapel Cloister every Friday morning.https://thecharterhouse.org/Agenda?: 05:15 PM - 05:30 PMArrival?: 05:30 PM - 05:45 PMBarts Heritage presentation?: 05:45 PM - 06:00 PMThe Charterhouse presentation?: 06:00 PM - 06:15 PMRoyal Hospital Chelsea presentation?: 06:15 PM - 06:30 PMSpeaker Q&A?: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PMDrinks reception & view displays created by community projects led by speakers - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/from-homes-for-the-sick-to-homes-for-culture/100001738672709879 - **Event Categories**: nonprofit, charities, coronation-weekend - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Barts North Wing - **lat**: 51.51749599999999 - **long**: -0.1000463 - **full address**: Barts North Wing, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: From homes for the sick to homes for culture - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/96a52b6f1d346c8dfd0b8c7da6d0bbe26030e6cfb47085da7d6b60b4c771d7b9-rimg-w1200-h800-dc4478ac-gmir.jpg?v=1767242226 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is From homes for the sick to homes for culture being held? - **A:** From homes for the sick to homes for culture takes place on Mon, 19 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Mon, 19 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Barts North Wing, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing From homes for the sick to homes for culture? - **A:** From homes for the sick to homes for culture is organized by Barts Heritage. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "From homes for the sick to homes for culture", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/96a52b6f1d346c8dfd0b8c7da6d0bbe26030e6cfb47085da7d6b60b4c771d7b9-rimg-w1200-h800-dc4478ac-gmir.jpg?v=1767242226", "startDate": "2026-01-19", "endDate": "2026-01-19", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/from-homes-for-the-sick-to-homes-for-culture/100001738672709879", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Barts North Wing", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "St Bartholomew's Hospital", "postalCode": "EC1A 7BE", "addressLocality": "London", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.51749599999999", "longitude": "-0.1000463" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Hear from three ‘hospitals’ about their origins and how they serve their communities today.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "2026-01-19", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/from-homes-for-the-sick-to-homes-for-culture/100001738672709879" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/from-homes-for-the-sick-to-homes-for-culture/100001738672709879", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Barts Heritage", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/barts-heritage/23870084", "description": "Barts Heritage is a charity formed in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust to repair and renovate the Grade I listed North Wing and Henry VIII Gatehouse at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in the City of London. The North Wing houses two of England’s most important interiors, the Great Hall, and the Hogarth Stair with its massive paintings by William Hogarth, together with the historic Hospital archives and an extensive collection of art. These interiors and collections represent the historic heart of the Hospital and reflect 900 years of history.Working closely with Barts Health NHS Trust (and its supporter body Barts Charity) we have planned a comprehensive restoration project which will open up the buildings for a range of uses as part of the 900th anniversary celebrations in 2023. Our shared vision is to bring the buildings back to life as a place of discovery and delight for visitors and to provide facilities to promote the the health and wellbeing of hospital staff.In the meantime we will continue to promote the North Wing and its spectacular interiors as a place for performance, conferences and celebrations. 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