Ep. 580 - Thackray Medical Museum

History Goes Bump: Ghost Tours For The Mind

Diane Student

Travel, History, Places & Travel, Paranormal, Haunted, Society & Culture, Ghosts

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds is the largest medical museum in the UK and takes guests on a journey through the history of medicine. There are exhibits about medical innovations and instruments, surgery in the 19th century, diseases and cures and the uniforms worn by medical personnel. Monthly lectures are hosted on topics ranging from "Questionable Quackery" to "Bloody Barbers and Splattered Surgeons." This had been a former workhouse and is considered Leeds' most haunted building. Join us for the history and hauntings of the Thackray Medical Museum! The Moment in Oddity features Mark Twain and Nicola Tesla and Constipation and This Month in History features the birth of boxer Jack Johnson.

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Music used in this episode:

Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios

(Moment in Oddity) "Vanishing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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(This Month in History) "In Your Arms" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios

Other music used in this episode:

Titles: "Epic Horror Drone" and "Industrial Nightmares"
Artist: Tim Kulig (timkulig.com)
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FX: Bryan Jesus De Los Santos Breton and Otto and Scottish Guy from Pixabay

Transcript

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1:28.4	Sometimes that history goes bump in the night.
1:39.3	Broadcasting from the center of oddity and the supernatural in central Florida.
1:46.2	It's the History Goes Bump podcast.
1:54.5	Hello, you sputacular people.
1:56.5	Welcome to this 580th episode of the History Goes Bump podcast.
2:00.4	Ghost tours for the Theater of the Mind.
2:02.2	I am your host, Diane. And this is Kelly. Kelly on this episode, we're going over to the United Kingdom to a really old place. This was suggested by our listener, Riley Berkman. Thackeray Medical Museum. This was once a workhouse. And boy, were these places horrible.
2:17.1	As horrific as it is, we always like examining old-time medical devices.
2:22.9	Oh my gosh, absolutely. And not only are the medical devices horrid, but the workhouse was a
2:28.6	horrid place to be too. So this has got all kinds of reasons for being haunted.
2:32.7	We're looking forward to bringing that to you.
2:34.7	But first, we want to welcome into the sputacular crew, Joni.
2:37.9	Thank you so much for joining our Facebook group.
2:40.6	And now this moment in oddity.
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