Author: Glenn

Volume 17 Issue 3

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 17.

Dr John Barclay’s Teaching of Comparative Anatomy Dr John Barclay (1758-1826), born in Perthshire, initially studied arts and divinity before attending medical school in Edinburgh. He became a well-respected teacher of anatomy in Edinburgh, providing courses from 1797 from his premises at 10 Surgeon’s Square. From 1802 until his death, he also gave a course in Comparative Anatomy, aimed at a range of professions, including farriers. It comprised 60 lectures given in the summer...

Volume 17 Issue 2

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 17.

An Appreciation of Paul Mellon: Lover of Art and Horses Paul Mellon (1907-1999) was born and raised in America, but came to Cambridge to study history. Here acquired his love of horses. He commenced his collection of sporting art, the first painting acquired being ‘Pumpkin with Stable Lad’ by George Stubbs. This article provides a detailed commentary of 10 artworks owned by Mellon. His ownership of racehorses is also described and his involvement with the author...

Volume 17 Issue 1

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 17.

The Establishment of Veterinary Education and the Veterinary Profession in North America This paper describes in great detail the establishment and growth of veterinary education. Initially established by European trained graduates, it recognises the involvement of the medical profession in the early years, drawing on similarities with the history of the British veterinary profession. Significant factors identified are the impact of the American Civil War and subsequent economic...

Volume 16 Issue 4

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 16.

James Beart Simonds. Autobiography – Part 7 Part 7 of the autobiography of James Beart Simonds, covering the years 1865-1872, covering his personal observations and opinions about the Rinderpest outbreaks of 1865 and 1972 in the UK and Europe. Jeremiah Kirby, Author of ‘Farriery’ in the 1806-1823 Editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica Jeremiah Kirby was born in 1774 in London and qualified in medicine in 1802 from Edinburgh. He was a significant author of medical and...

Volume 16 Issue 3

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 16.

James Beart Simonds. Autobiography – Part 6 The sixth part of the autobiography of James Beart Simonds, originally published in 1894. This section covers his thoughts on Swine Fever or Hog Cholera outbreak in the USA. It also describes a European journey to find out about Cattle Plague (Rinderpest) in 1857, which was spreading across Europe at that time. Simonds also outlines the various legal approaches to the control of Rinderpest, once it had reached Britain. ...

Volume 16 Issue 2

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 16.

James Beart Simmonds: Late Principal of the Royal Veterinary College, Professor of Cattle Pathology, &. Autobiography – Part 5 This part deals with outbreaks of Splenic Apoplexy, later recognised as anthrax in the mid-nineteenth century. Simmonds describes various outbreaks, their symptoms and some epidemiology. The Life of Professor Orlando Charnock Bradley (1871 – 1937): Diary Entries 1902 – 1937 Part 3 This part covers Charnock Bradley’s life from 1918 to his...

Volume 16 Issue 1

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 16.

Granville Penn: The Establishment of the Camden Town School The Odiham Agricultural Society was formed in 1783 to discuss and crystallise ideas of agricultural and social importance. In 1785 the Rev. Thomas Burgess suggested that ‘the improvement of Farriery established on a study of Anatomy, diseases and cures of cattle…will be an essential benefit to Agriculture’. In 1789 the Society began to solicit funds to send two boys to the Veterinary School at Charenton near Paris. A...

Volume 15 Issue 4

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 15.

The Life of Professor Orlando Charnock Bradley, (1871-1937): Building the Summerhall Site, Part 2 This part deals with the construction of the veterinary college at Summerhall in Edinburgh, which was given an impetus by the appointment of Charnock Bradley as principal in 1911. He was involved in the detailed planning of the buildings. He had to oversee the raising of the money for the building to go ahead – half from central Government and half by public subscription....

Volume 15 Issue 3

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 15.

The Life of Professor Orlando Charnock Bradley, (1871-1937): Diary Entries 1895-1923, Part 1 The life of Orlando Charnock Bradley, as recorded in the forty-one years of his diaries. He was born in 1871. He attended the New Veterinary College in Edinburgh from 1889. He also was a medical student at Edinburgh University from 1895, graduating in 1900. He had a friendship with Aleen Cust and tutored her at the New Veterinary College. Aleen Cust was the first female veterinary...

Volume 15 Issue 2

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 15.

A Short History of British Small Animal Practice A history of small animal practice in Britain, from the earliest mention of ‘British’ dogs by Roman authors to the foundation of the BSAVA in 1957. The author covers the classical and medieval periods. He reviews early veterinary literature, including John Caius, who described sixteen different types of dogs in Britain. ‘The Noble art of Venerie or Huntin’ was the first book to deal with canine disease in Britain was published in...