◊ Operating Theatre, Cardiff Infirmary - The operating theatre at Cardiff was opened during 1883 and designed using antiseptic techniques and left behind the 'blood-caked' rooms of the early Victorian era. According to a late Victorian Guide to Cardiff - 'The infirmary is recognised by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Society of the Apothecaries' Hall, London, as a place for clinical teaching in connection with the Cardiff Medical School.' This item is held within the Martin Ridley Collection of the National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts. [Reference Code : Ridley 8550] [439]