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# King James I and Apothecaries Hall In 1617, King James I granted a royal charter that transformed this very courtyard at Blackfriars into the birthplace of the Society of Apothecaries, establishing one of London's most enduring institutions dedicated to the art and science of medicine. This wasn'...

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Apothecaries Hall, Blackfriars Hall

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To commemorate the 350th anniversary of the foundation of the society in 1617 by charter of King James I. This courtyard was repaved through the generosity of the Honorary Freemen and the members of the Livery and Yeomanry