Edward Jenner Museum

The Edward Jenner Museum is a house museum in Berkeley displaying three floors of the physician's personal objects, scientific instruments, and medical drawings related to vaccination research. The building also features period furnishings and an extensive medicinal garden documenting life and work in the 18th century.

Edward Jenner performed the first documented vaccination against smallpox at this residence in 1796, using cowpox material to protect people from this deadly disease. His groundbreaking method laid the foundation for modern vaccination medicine.

The rooms are arranged as they were in the early 1800s, with Jenner's study and personal belongings showing how he lived and worked as a physician. Visitors can see the everyday spaces where medical practice and family life existed side by side.

Access to the museum is through the main rooms of the house, which are easy to navigate, with upper floors reached by stairs. It is helpful to allow enough time for both the interior spaces and the garden.

The Temple of Vaccinia, a rustic garden building on the grounds, was the first vaccination clinic in medical history and shows the earliest use of dedicated spaces for medical treatment. This modest structure marks an important turning point in how medical care was delivered.

Location: Berkeley

Inception: 1985

Address: The Chantry, Church Lane, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9BN

Opening Hours: "Dr Jenner’s House, Museum and Garden will remain closed until Spring 2021"

Phone: +441453810631

Email: info@edwardjenner.co.uk

Website: https://jennermuseum.com

GPS coordinates: 51.69030,-2.45740

Latest update: December 12, 2025 14:24