Summary : Remains of hospital founded circa 1215 dissolved 1539. The remains of St. Nicholas's Hospital comprise part of the West end of a building, possibly the chapel but more probably the hall, orientated North-West to South-East. It is 9.5 m in width, with corner buttresses and large blocked central window, with, a few yards to the South-West, a wall corner with a small, blocked, round-headed doorway set into one side. These fragments, built of knapped flint and mortar, with stone dressings, and in good condition, are incorporated into the property boundary walls of St. Nicholas, a private house, formerly Chapel Farm. |
More information : [TL 8636 6480] St. Nicholas's Hospital [G.T.] (Remains of) [T.I.]. Wall [G.T.] [3 times]. (1) St. Nicholas Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds. Founded c. 1215, dissolved 1539. Almshouse for men. A dependency of the Abbey. For a master, chaplain, and several brethren. Nett income in 1535 was c. #7 (2) The ruins of the hospital and chapel are fairly extensive and are to be seen in house and offices of Chapel Farm, situated in the road angle, 1/4 mile outside Eastgate. A Decorated window from the demolished chapel of St. Petronilla's Hospital, Southgate, has been built up into an angle of St. Nicholas Hospital building (3) The remains of St. Nicholas's Hospital include the original entrance and one window (now filled up) on the N. side and the remains of the chapel at the W. end now used as a barn. (2-4) The remains of St. Nicholas's Hospital comprise part of the W. end of a building (possibly the chapel (auth. 4) but more probably the hall) orientated NW - SE,9.5 m in width, with corner buttresses and large blocked central window, with, a few yards to the SW, a wall corner with a small, blocked, round-headed doorway set into one side. These fragments, built of knapped flint and mortar, with stone dressings, and in good condition, are incorporated into the property boundary walls of St. Nicholas, a private house, formerly Chapel Farm. These boundary walls extending with breaks from TL 8637 6487 to TL 8634 6478 and to TL 8641 6484 are, where not modern, constructed of re-used materials, flint, stone and brick, and are of no great age. See GPs. AO/62/76/5 W end of building from W. ditto/7. Small round- headed door-way from SW ditto/8. Window from St. Petronilla's from SW. (Published survey (25" 1926) revised). (5) St Nicholas's Hospital Grade II* (6)
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