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In March 2020 it was reported that the 14th and 15th floors of the hospital, which were never fitted-out because the trust had been unable to afford to do so, would be opened in order to provide more capacity to deal with patients during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]]. These floors were opened in May 2020 at a cost of £24 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huge rise in critical care beds for London NHS in fight against coronavirus |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/critical-care-beds-london-nhs-coronavirus-a4399656.html |website=Evening Standard |access-date=27 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Critical care bed boost for London's biggest hospital group |url=https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/news/critical-care-bed-boost-for-londons-biggest-hospital-group-8219 |website=Barts Health NHS Trust |access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref>
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[[File:merrick-church.jpg|thumb|right|Card church built by [[Joseph Merrick]], a replica of [[Mainz Cathedral]] displayed in the hospital's museum]]
The Royal London had a museum which was located in the crypt of a 19th-century church. It reopened in 2002 after extensive refurbishment. The museum covered the history of the hospital since its foundation in 1740 and the wider history of medicine in the [[East End of London|East End]]. It was a member of [[the London Museums of Health & Medicine]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Medical Museums|url=http://medicalmuseums.org/|website=medicalmuseums.org|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> It included works of art, surgical instruments, medical and nursing equipment, uniforms, medals, documents and books. There was a [[forensic medicine]] section which included original material on [[Jack the Ripper]], [[Dr Crippen]] and the [[John Reginald Halliday Christie|Christie]] murders. There were also displays on [[Joseph Merrick]] (the 'Elephant Man') and former Hospital nurse [[Edith Cavell]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Frommer's Memorable Walks in London |last=Jones |first=Richard |year=2003 |publisher=[[John Wiley and Sons]] |isbn=978-0-7645-6743-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/frommersmemorabl0000jone_z5l8/page/89 89] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/frommersmemorabl0000jone_z5l8/page/89 }}</ref><ref name=arc>[http://www.medicalmuseums.org/museums/rlh.htm Royal London Hospital Museum (Museums of Health and Medicine)] accessed 7 November 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013035004/http://www.medicalmuseums.org/museums/rlh.htm |date=13 October 2007 }}</ref> There was the model of a [[Church (building)|church]] in the hospital that was built by [[Joseph Merrick]] who spent the last few years of his life at the hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/news/elephant-man-joseph-merrick-biography|title=Joseph Merrick|publisher=Biography.com|access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref> The museum closed in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/rlhmuseum|title=Museum|publisher=Barts Health|access-date=12 July 2023}}</ref>
==Archives==
The Royal London's archives contain a large number of documents dating back over 900 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Catalogue|url=http://www.calmhosting01.com/BartsHealth/CalmView/Aboutcatalogue.aspx|website=St Barts & The Royal London Archive Catalogue|publisher=Barts Health NHS Trust|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref>
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