Description: Site of an almshouse, built in 1652, on the site of a Medieval lazar house and demolished in 1833. In 1333 protection was granted to leprous men collecting alms. The hospital was built for male and female lepers, and was used by the poor in the 16th century, after which it became an almshouse.
Country: ENGLAND
County: NORTH YORKSHIRE
District: YORK
Parish: YORK
Grid Reference:
SE59455114
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 459450, 451140
Period: MEDIEVAL, POST MEDIEVAL, 1333 - 1540, 1541 - 1652, 1652 - 1833
Subject: ALMSHOUSE, DEMOLISHED BUILDING, HOSPITAL, LEPER HOSPITAL
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: SE 55 SE 196
[ADS] Import RCN: NMR_NATINV-534965
People Involved:
[Publisher] Historic England
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