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GODS HOUSE

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MAGDALEN ALMSHOUSES, WYNARDS HOSPITAL

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Also known as Wynard's Hospital, now Magdalen Almshouses, founded in 1436 for 12 poor men with a chaplain and a chapel of the Holy Trinity. It was not suppressed and was restored in 1863.

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[SX 9234 9233] Wynard's Almshouses (NAT) Chapel (NAT) (1)

God's House, or Wynard's Almshouse in Magdalen Road were founded in
1436 by William Wynard for 12 poor men, with a chaplain, and a chapel
of the Holy Trinity. The almshouses are of Heavitree stone, and are
two storeyed around a cobbled square. They were rebuilt in the 17th
century, altered in the 18th century and agin in 1863. The chapel,
which dates from the foundation, has been considerably restored. All
the buildings are now restored as Council Offices. (1973) (2,3)

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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date)

OS 1:2500 1969

( 2) Pevsner, N 1970 The Buildings of England

Devon 1952 Page(s)164

( 3) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

DOE (HHR) Exeter Devon June 1974 170

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