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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IV.

*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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VI.

(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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VII.

*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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XV.

*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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XVII.

*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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XVIII.

*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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XXII.

*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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XXIII.

*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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XXIV.

*St. Leonard’s, York (ambulatory)

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XXV.

*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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XXVII.

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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XXVIII.

(a) St. Petronilla’s, Bury St. Edmunds

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(b) *Lepers’ Chapel, Dunwich

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XXIX.

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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