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Hospital Of St Mary Magdalene
Hob Uid: 193880
Location : Somerset Mendip Glastonbury
Grid Ref : ST4989038650
Summary : The hospital is said to have been founded circa 1246 and part of the present chapel appears to date from this period. In the 14th century the hall to the west of the chapel was rebuilt. In the 15th - early 16th century the roof was removed and two rows of almshouses on either side of a central path were created within the shell of the hall. Each almshouse was two storeyed but all the floor structures were removed, probably in the early 19th century when the roofs of the houses were renewed. In the 1950s the south range of the almshouses were demolished.
More information : [ST 4889 3865] ALMSHOUSES [GT] Chap. [TI] (1) The Hospital of St. Mary, Glastonbury, consisted originally of a 13th c. hall, which served as the living and sleeping rooms of the inmates with a chapel at the E. end. Through 14th c alterations, the hall has been unroofed, and the cubicles that lined the outer walls have given place to two rows of small houses, which have so encroached upon the hall as to reduce it to a narrow passage. Extensive repairs took place in the early 18th c. (2) Plan See Photo. AO/LP/64/210 (3) Hospital of St. Mary Magdalene. Founded 13th c. not suppressed in the 16th c. (4) Scheduled (5). The hospital is now disused. The southern row of almshouses has been demolished and their foundations laid out as an ornamental garden. Although the chapel was formerly called St. Mary's more recently it has been known as St. Margaret's (a). (See G.P.s AO/66/151/5) (6) Almshouses and Chapel of St Mary Magdalene's Hospital, founded before 1322 to house 10 poor men. Present buildings seem mostly late medieval. Grade II*. (7) Additional reference. (8)

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Source details : Glastonbury Guide (1966)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Founded c1246
Monument End Date : 1256
Monument Start Date : 1236
Monument Type : Hospital, Almshouse, Chapel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Architectural Component

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Hall rebuilt C14
Monument End Date : 1399
Monument Start Date : 1300
Monument Type : Hospital, Great Hall
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built C15-early C16
Monument End Date : 1532
Monument Start Date : 1400
Monument Type : Almshouse
Evidence : Extant Building, Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Early C19 alterations
Monument End Date : 1832
Monument Start Date : 1800
Monument Type : Almshouse
Evidence : Extant Building, Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : 1950s demolition
Monument End Date : 1959
Monument Start Date : 1950
Monument Type : Almshouse
Evidence : Demolished Building

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Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 265986
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 33051
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : SO 235
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 93253
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 43 NE 20
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Relationship type : General association

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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-09-29
End Date : 1966-09-29

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EVALUATION
Start Date : 1987-01-01
End Date : 1987-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1987-01-01
End Date : 1993-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-11-14
End Date : 1995-11-14

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Hospital Of St Mary Magdalene