Spital Almshouse And Chapel |
| Hob Uid: 327060 | |
Location :
Lincolnshire
West Lindsey
Hemswell Cliff
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| Grid Ref : SK9662090020 |
| Summary : The hospital "Spittal in the Street", built in 1396 for a warden and poor persons, was connected with the chantry chapel of St. Edmund, founded in 1343. The chantry was already known as "the chapel of St. Edmund, Spittal of the Street", although there is apparently no documentary evidence of an earlier hospital. The chapel, rebuilt in 1661 (by Dr. Robert Mapletoft, master of the hospital, 1660) and restored in 1890, and two cottages, are all that remains of the hospital. An inscription under the bell cot infers that the building was founded in 1398, demolished in 1594 and rebuilt in 1661. Now a house. |
More information : [SK 9663 9002] SPITAL ALMSHOUSES [G.T.] (1)
The hospital "Spittal on the Street", built in 1396 for a warden
and poor persons, was connected with the chantry chapel of
St. Edmund, founded in 1343. The chantry was already known as
"the chapel of St. Edmund, Spittal of the Street", although there
is apparently no documentary evidence of an earlier hospital.
The chapel, rebuilt in 1661 (by Dr. Robert Mapletoft, master of
the hospital, 1660) and restored in 1890, and two cottages, are
all that remains of the hospital. An inscription under the bell
cot infers that the building was founded in 1398, demolished in
1594 and rebuilt in 1616 (this should read 1661 (4)). (2-4)
Authority 4 correct. The Cottages carry a datestone 1620.
See G.P. AO/64/58/8. (5)
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