WHERE MESSY MOULD BECAME A BACTERIA KILLER: STORY ABOUT ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, PADDINGTON, LONDON, UK

Abstract

The discovery of PENICILLIN has changed the way we treat bacterial infections, and it is one of the most spectacular medical discoveries of the 20th century. St Mary's Hospital in Paddington - London is the birthplace of this remarkable finding, and it is a fitting tribute to the work of sir Alexander Fleming. Visitors to the hospital can take a tour and visit the very room in which the discovery was made, as well as the museum dedicated to the history of penicillin. It is a place which reminds us; that sometimes great discoveries can come from the most unlikely of places - in this case, a messy mould in a petri dish…

St Mary’s Paddington in London has an incredible history, one that began in 1845 when the church was built to serve the growing population of the area. Beautiful example of Victorian Gothic style, with its towers and spires dominating the skyline. Inside, visitors can admire its stained glass windows, ornate carvings, and intricately painted ceilings. The temple also houses a number of artefacts and relics.…, but this story is about more famous construction at the heart of   so called “ The little Venice district”, strictly related to the Hospital. The birthplace of one of the most pioneering medical findings of the 20th century – penicillin. It was here in 1928, in the research laboratories of the hospital, that Alexander Fleming made his cutting-edge invention of the antibiotic, which revolutionised the treatment of bacterial infections. Fleming’s initial discovery was not a major breakthrough.