The biography of st john museum

museum, library, community/cultural

Richard Norman Shaw, 1874

St John's Gate, St John's Lane, Clerkenwell, EC1M 4DA

St John's Gate and the Priory Church are the remaining buildings from the medieval priory of the Knights Hospitaller and are both Grade I listed. St John’s Gate dates from 1504 and features stunning Victorian and Edwardian interiors. The Priory Church was reconstructed by Seely & Paget after the Second World War, but its 11th-century crypt survives.

Getting there

Tube

Farringdon

Train

Farringdon

Bus

63, 55, 243, 153, 341, 40

Additional travel info

Farringdon is 5 minutes’ walk away and is served by Thameslink, Elizabeth Line and Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith & City lines.

Access

Facilities

• Toilets
• Family-friendly event
• Handrails on stairs
• Large print guides
• Loan wheelchair
• Seating available
• Accessible toilet
• Baby changing facilities

Accessibility notes

There is step-free access to the Museum Galleries and to the Priory Church, but not to the upstairs rooms at St John's Gate or to the crypt.

What you can expect

Visitors will be able to explore the rooms at their own pace, with Museum staff and volunteers on hand to speak to and answer questions.

Introduction

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The Library of the Museum holds historical and reference collections specialising in the history of the Knights Hospitaller, the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem and the international first aid charity St John Ambulance. Explore the collections on ouronline catalogue.

 

The Library Collections

The Library has always been a central component of the Order of St John, at least since 1838 when its very first books, which can also be considered the first items of the Museum’s collections, were housed in a locked box at the house of the Secretary. Today, the Library holds an extensive collection of historical and modern resources which provide scholars, students and enthusiasts with invaluable materials to explore and research the captivating history of the Order.

Central to the Library’s collections is the history of the Knights Hospitaller, spanning from their inception in the Holy Land to their sovereignty in Rhodes and Malta; but the library also covers various related subjects such as the Crusades, the Knights Templar and the history of the Latin East. Alongside this historical focus, the library’s collection also document the more recent history of the British Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem – in

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