| 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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