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St James Hospital
Hob Uid: 1333492
Location : Kent Canterbury Thanington
Grid Ref : TR1300056000
Summary : A leper hospital extant by 1164 under the cathedral priory, appears to have become a nunnery or sisterhood by 1343, after which lepers are not mentioned. In 1415, both brethren and sisters are recorded, implying its use as a nunnery and hospital, no brethren being recorded in 1511.
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Extant by 1164
Monument End Date : 1164
Monument Start Date : 1164
Monument Type : Leper Hospital
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1343
Monument Start Date : 1343
Monument Type : Hospital, Nunnery, Priory
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Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Surrendered 1551
Monument End Date : 1551
Monument Start Date : 1551
Monument Type : Hospital, Nunnery, Priory
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : TR 15 NW 530
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