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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