St Giles Leper Hospital
Description:
History: Little known. Early C13 documentary reference and in 1267 specifically referred to as a Leper Hospital, and bequest to the hospital mentioned in 1330. By 1547 the hospital had become an almshouse and belonged to SA 1771, St John's Hospital, at this time. Thought to have stood on the site of the E part of Ludford House, (SA 10936). See also SA 10938 <1>
Evaluated for MPP in 1990-1, High score as one of 10 Hospitals <5>
St Giles Leper Hospital founded 1216 <6>
CMHTS Comment: A medieval component is identified, located on site of Ludford House. The component is provisionally defined <7>
CMHTS Report <8>
Country: England
County: Shropshire
Parish: Ludford
Grid Reference:
SO512740
SO512740
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 351200, 274000
[EPSG:27700] 351200, 274000
Period/Subject: MEDIEVAL TO POST MEDIEVAL - ALMSHOUSE, MEDIEVAL TO POST MEDIEVAL - HOSPITAL, MEDIEVAL TO POST MEDIEVAL - LEPER HOSPITAL
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: PRN 01794
[ADS] Import RCN: SALOPSMR-4091
People Involved:
[Publisher] Sustainability Group, Shropshire County Council
Bibliographic References:
- <02> Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust (1992) Oblique View, 1992
- <03> Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust (1992) Oblique View, 1992
- <04> Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust (1992) Oblique View, 1992
- <07> Dalwood, H (1993-96) CMHTS SMR Records Shropshire: Ludlow, Ludlow 1794
- <08> Dalwood, H et al (1996) Archaeological Assessment of Ludlow, Shropshire (CMHTS)
- <01> Gaydon, A T (ed) (1973) Victoria County History 2: Religious Houses, p101
- <05> Horton, W B (1990-1991) MPP Evaluation File, Hospitals
- <00> Shropshire County Council SMR (nd) SMR Card Collection, SMR Card for PRN SA 01794
- <06> Slater, T R (1990) English Medieval New Towns with Composite Plans: Evidence from the Midlands, p78
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