Edward Jenner Museum
| Edward Jenner Museum, The Chantry | |
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 The Chantry |
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 Location within Gloucestershire
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| Location | Berkeley, England |
| Coordinates | 51°41′25″N 2°27′27″W / 51.6903°N 2.4574°W |
| Website | Jenner Museum |
The Edward Jenner Museum in Berkeley, England, is housed in a grade II* listed early 18th century building called the Chantry, famous as the home of Edward Jenner, the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, and now used as a museum.
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History[edit]
The Chantry was built in the village of Berkeley in the early 18th century and gained its name from being built on land associated with a former community of monks, next to the village church.[1] Edward Jenner moved there after his marriage to Catharine Kingscote in 1788.[2] When the physician Edward Jenner bought the property, it was owned by the Weston family.[3] On his arrival, Jenner planted ivy that in later years grew up the sides of the church tower, and had the Reverend Mr Ferryman build a clinic for Jenner's use at the bottom of his garden; it was used for treating the poorer families in the district, and Jenner later renamed the it "the Temple of Vaccinia".[4] Jenner was living at the Chantry when he conducted his 1796 experiment to show the potential for a smallpox vaccine, and stayed there until his death in 1823.[5] In 1876 Jenner's descendants sold the house to the Church of England, who used it as the local vicarage.[6]
Museum[edit]
In 1985 the Chantry was purchased by the Edward Jenner Museum, dedicated to the work of the doctor and wider immunology; the Japanese businessman Ryoichi Sasakawa donated a significant sum to enable the acquisition.[6] Restoration work was gradually carried out over the following years, allowing more of the building to be opened to the public.[6] The building holds grade II* listed status.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Baron, p.296; The Chantry, British Listed Buildings, accessed 11 April 2012.
- ^ Hale-White, p.5.
- ^ Baron, p.296.
- ^ Baron, p.297; The Garden, The Jenner Museum, accessed 11 April 2012.
- ^ Hale-White, p.10.
- ^ a b c History of The Chantry, The Jenner Museum, accessed 11 April 2012.
- ^ The Chantry, British Listed Buildings, accessed 11 April 2012.
Bibliography[edit]
- Baron, John (1838). The Life of Edward Jenner 2. London: Henry Colburn. OCLC 654980884.
- Hale-White, William (1935). Great Doctors of the Nineteenth Century. London: E. Arnold. OCLC 3000410.
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