The Mediæval Hospitals of England by Rotha Mary Clay
37. Seal of St. Bartholomew’s, Rochester . . . J. Charles Wall
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LIST OF PLATES
*Maison Dieu, Dover . . . _Frontispiece_
[Buck’s engraving, 1735.]
S.E. view of St. Mary’s Hospital. The restored
buildings form part of the Town Hall; the chapel
on the N.E. is used as a police-court.
I. Refreshment for Wayfarers . . . 5
[“The Pilgrim.” B.M. Tib. A. vii. f. 90, xv.
cent.]
II. *Pilgrims’ Hospital, Canterbury . . . 8
[Drawn by J. Raymond, engraved by Cook.]
N. view of St. Thomas’, Eastbridge. The windows
are those of the chapel, rebuilt _circa_ 1363.
III. *St. John’s, Canterbury . . . 15
[Idem.] The chapel exists, but altered. The hall
contains charters, alms-box, account-books, etc.
IV. *Cloister of St. Giles’, Norwich . . . 24
[Photograph, London and Co. Photo Press.]
V. *Harbledown Hospital . . . 35
[Drawn by Nelson, 1766, engraved by Cook.]
Church remains, dwellings rebuilt; hall contains
ancient utensils, etc.
VI. (_a_) St. Bartholomew’s, Gloucester . . . 73
[From Lysons’ _Antiquities_.]
S.E. view. Hospital rebuilt _temp._ Henry III.
(_b_) *St. Mary’s, Chichester . . . 73
[S.H. Grimm, B.M. Add. Burrell.]
VII. *God’s House, Southampton . . . 78
[Woodward and Wilks, Hampshire.]
St. Julian’s Chapel and God’s House Gate.
VIII. *Hospital of St. Cross . . . 81
[From Guide, J. Wilkes, 1780.]
The southern wing has disappeared.
IX. The Death of Richard Whittington . . . 82
[Life of John Carpenter, by T. Brewer, p. 26;
original in Mercers’ Hall.]
X. *Hall of St. Cross, Winchester . . . 110
[Woodward.]
XI. *St. Mary Magdalene’s, Glastonbury . . . 115
(_a_) View from the West. [Drawn by E. H. New.]
(_b_) Ground-plan. [Drawn by J. Charles Wall.]
XII. St. Giles-in-the-Fields, London . . . 117
[From a map about 1566, B.M. Crace Collection.]
(_a_) Plan of the Leper Hospital. (_b_) Church of
St. Giles.
XIII. *Ford’s Hospital, Coventry . . . 121
[Photograph by Frith.]
XIV. The Savoy Hospital, London . . . 122
[G.V. 1736, Vetusta Monumenta.]
XV. *Hospital of St. Nicholas, Salisbury . . . 129
[Original drawings by J. Buckler, B.M. K. xliii.]
(_a_) S.E. view; the present chapel is shown, and
to the right a former chapel, now a kitchen.
(_b_) W. view; the weathering of the original
porch is seen.
XVI. (a) The Warden’s House, Sherburn . . . 143
[Original drawing by Grimm, B.M.]
This residence was destroyed in 1833.
(b) *Gateway, Kepier . . . 143 [Surtees’ Durham.]
This fine gateway (1333–45) has a groined ceiling
with beautiful bosses.
XVII. *The Almshouse, Ewelme . . . 151
[Photograph by Taunt.]
“The Pratie Hospitale of poore Men” with its
“very fair Welle” was visited by Leland.
XVIII. *St. Mary’s, Chichester . . . 158
[Photograph by Valentine.]
XIX. St. Bartholomew’s, Sandwich . . . 160
[Drawn by G. Maxwell, engraved in W. Boys’
_Collections_, 1787.]
(_a_) Chapel. (_b_) Gateway.
XX. The Beggars’ Dole . . . 170
[_Gentleman’s Magazine_, 1793, from stained
glass.]
Food distributed to the hungry; one cripple uses
a “stool” or support.
XXI. St. Mary Magdalene’s, Winchester . . . 179
[J. Schnebbelie, 1788, Vetusta Monumenta.]
(_a_) Master’s House and Chapel. (_b_) Chapel
from West.
A Norman doorway from this destroyed chapel was
removed to St. Peter’s Street.
XXII. *St. Bartholomew’s, Oxford . . . 191
[Drawn by Hollis, _Gent. Mag._, 1833, i.]
The chapel and buildings remain at Bartlemas
Farm, Cowley Road.
XXIII. *St. John’s, Wilton . . . 205
[Original drawings by J. Buckler, B.M.]
(_a_) S.E. view. (_b_) N. view.
The “Priory” is still picturesque and ivy-clad.
The walls are of flints, with large quoins; the
original buttresses and windows remain. The
chapel (_a_) is in use.
XXIV. *St. Leonard’s, York (ambulatory) . . . 227
XXV. *St. Leonard’s, York (chapel) . . . 232
XXVI. *The Almshouse, Abingdon . . . 235
[Photograph by Taunt]
Now called Christ’s Hospital.
XXVII. St. Mary’s, Newcastle . . . 247
[After lithograph, J. Storey, 1844; reproduced
by permission of the Society of Antiquaries,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, from Transactions, 1892.]
XXVIII. (_a_) St. Petronilla’s, Bury St. Edmunds . . . 256
(_b_) *Lepers’ Chapel, Dunwich . . . 256
XXIX. The Hospitality of St. Julian . . . 259
[By Cristofano Allori, Palazzo Pitti, Florence,
photograph by Brogi.]
XXX. (_a_) Spital-on-the-Street . . . 264
[S.H. Grimm, B.M.]
(_b_) *St. Edmund’s, Gateshead . . . 264
[Idem.] The chapel was built _circa_ 1247, and
restored 1837; now Holy Trinity Church, High
Street.
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