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Model of the Old St John Ophthalmic Hospital

This model of the Ophthalmic Hospital on the Bethlehem Road in Jerusalem is made of repurposed materials including wooden packing boxes and sandpaper. The different levels of the building can be removed to reveal the arrangement of the floors beneath. The 1924 Annual Report notes “The Committee will find it most useful when discussing, at any future time, proposed alterations”.

This object is on display

Object type: Models
Date: Production: 1924
Maker: Captain C.R.B. Eyre (d. c.1928)
Subject(s): Eye Hospital
Hospitals
Associated organisation: St John Eye Hospital
Dimensions: Height x width x depth: 248 x 1350 x 660mm
Materials and technique: Wood and sandpaper
Production place: Jerusalem
Related place(s): Jerusalem
References: Howie-Willis, Ian and Matthew Glozier. 'A model humanitarian institution. The scale models of the 'Old' St John Ophthalmic Hospital on the Bethlehem Road and the 'New' Eye Hospital in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem'. In The International Historical Journal of the Most Venerable Order of St John. Volume 7. London: St John International, 2021. https://www.stjohninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/onestjohnvol.7.pdf
Pages 51 - 64
Exhibition history: British Empire Exhibition, Wembley Park, 23 April 1924-1 November 1924
Credit line: Gift of Captain C.R.B. Eyre, 1924

The conservation and display of this model has been made possible through a generous donation from Mr Roy Strasburger OStJ., and Mrs Eva Strasburger OStJ.
Catalogue number: 2013.79