Bedale Leech House

Bedale Leech House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

This late Georgian Bedale Leech House in Bedale, North Yorkshire, England, is a unique example of a building constructed to keep live medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) healthy prior to their sale by the local apothecaryKirk, p.92 to doctors and private individuals for the purpose of blood letting as a medical procedure to cure or prevent a variety of illnesses and diseases.Welcome to Yorkshire Read more on Wikipedia

type: building
date from: 19th century

Source: en.wikipedia.org