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Frontispiece *Maison Dieu, Dover [Buck’s engraving, 1735.] S.E. view of St. Mary’s Hospital. The restored buildings form part of the Town Hall; the chapel on the N.E. is used as a police-court. |
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Refreshment for Wayfarers [“The Pilgrim.” B.M. Tib. A. vii. f. 90, xv. cent.] |
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II. |
*Pilgrims’ Hospital, Canterbury [Drawn by J. Raymond, engraved by Cook.] N. view of St. Thomas’, Eastbridge. The windows are those of the chapel, rebuilt circa 1363. |
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III. |
*St. John’s, Canterbury [Idem.] The chapel exists, but altered. The hall contains charters, alms-box, account-books, etc. |
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*Cloister of St. Giles’, Norwich [Photograph, London and Co. Photo Press.] |
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V. |
*Harbledown Hospital [Drawn by Nelson, 1766, engraved by Cook.] Church remains, dwellings rebuilt; hall contains ancient utensils, etc. |
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(a) St. Bartholomew’s, Gloucester [From Lysons’ Antiquities.] S.E. view. Hospital rebuilt temp. Henry III. |
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(b) *St. Mary’s, Chichester [S.H. Grimm, B.M. Add. Burrell.] |
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*God’s House, Southampton [Woodward and Wilks, Hampshire.] St. Julian’s Chapel and God’s House Gate. |
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VIII. |
*Hospital of St. Cross [From Guide, J. Wilkes, 1780.] The southern wing has disappeared. |
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IX. |
The Death of Richard Whittington [Life of John Carpenter, by T. Brewer, p. 26; original in Mercers’ Hall.] |
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X. |
*Hall of St. Cross, Winchester [Woodward.] |
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XI. |
*St. Mary Magdalene’s, Glastonbury (a) View from the West. [Drawn by E. H. New.] (b) Ground-plan. [Drawn by J. Charles Wall.] |
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XII. |
St. Giles-in-the-Fields, London [From a map about 1566, B.M. Crace Collection.] (a) Plan of the Leper Hospital. (b) Church of St. Giles. |
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XIII. |
*Ford’s Hospital, Coventry [Photograph by Frith.] |
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XIV. |
The Savoy Hospital, London [G.V. 1736, Vetusta Monumenta.] |
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*Hospital of St. Nicholas, Salisbury [Original drawings by J. Buckler, B.M. K. xliii.] (a) S.E. view; the present chapel is shown, and to the right a former chapel, now a kitchen. (b) W. view; the weathering of the original porch is seen. |
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XVI. |
(a) The Warden’s House, Sherburn [Original drawing by Grimm, B.M.] This residence was destroyed in 1833. |
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(b) *Gateway, Kepier [Surtees’ Durham.] This fine gateway (1333–45) has a groined ceiling with beautiful bosses. |
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*The Almshouse, Ewelme [Photograph by Taunt.] “The Pratie Hospitale of poore Men” with its “very fair Welle” was visited by Leland. |
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*St. Mary’s, Chichester [Photograph by Valentine.] |
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XIX. |
St. Bartholomew’s, Sandwich [Drawn by G. Maxwell, engraved in W. Boys’ Collections, 1787.] (a) Chapel. (b) Gateway. |
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XX. |
The Beggars’ Dole [Gentleman’s Magazine, 1793, from stained glass.] Food distributed to the hungry; one cripple uses a “stool” or support. |
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XXI. |
St. Mary Magdalene’s, Winchester [J. Schnebbelie, 1788, Vetusta Monumenta.] (a) Master’s House and Chapel. (b) Chapel from West. A Norman doorway from this destroyed chapel was removed to St. Peter’s Street. |
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*St. Bartholomew’s, Oxford [Drawn by Hollis, Gent. Mag., 1833, i.] The chapel and buildings remain at Bartlemas Farm, Cowley Road. |
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*St. John’s, Wilton [Original drawings by J. Buckler, B.M.] (a) S.E. view. (b) N. view. The “Priory” is still picturesque and ivy-clad. The walls are of flints, with large quoins; the original buttresses and windows remain. The chapel (a) is in use. |
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*St. Leonard’s, York (ambulatory) |
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*St. Leonard’s, York (chapel) |
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XXVI. |
*The Almshouse, Abingdon [Photograph by Taunt] Now called Christ’s Hospital. |
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St. Mary’s, Newcastle [After lithograph, J. Storey, 1844; reproduced by permission of the Society of Antiquaries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from Transactions, 1892.] |
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(a) St. Petronilla’s, Bury St. Edmunds |
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(b) *Lepers’ Chapel, Dunwich |
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The Hospitality of St. Julian [By Cristofano Allori, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, photograph by Brogi.] |
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XXX. |
(a) Spital-on-the-Street [S.H. Grimm, B.M.] |
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(b) *St. Edmund’s, Gateshead [Idem.] The chapel was built circa 1247, and restored 1837; now Holy Trinity Church, High Street. |
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About This Book
The book surveys the origins, organization, and functions of medieval English hospitals, describing foundations, endowments, governance, and the range of house types from pilgrims’ hospices and almshouses to leper-houses and infirmaries. It uses documentary evidence, seals, plans, and illustrations to portray daily routines, charitable practices, funding and legal arrangements, and the religious observances that shaped administration. Architectural features and surviving fabric are examined alongside accounts of care for travelers, the poor, the sick, and the aged, presenting these institutions as integral elements of local welfare and community structure in the Middle Ages.