Monument record 0192800000 - ST LAURENCE'S HOSPITAL, MARKET SQUARE

Summary

Historical records of thirteenth to fourteenth century hospital, probably where Christ's Hospital is now.

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Type and Period (2)

  • HOSPITAL (13th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD to 1399 AD)
  • LEPER HOSPITAL (13th Century to 14th Century - 1200 AD to 1399 AD)

Description

LEPER HOSPITAL, DEDICATED TO ST LAURENCE. MENTIONED 1252, 1321, 1347 (B5,B10).
LIPSCOMBE HAS OTHER REFERENCES - 1312 & 1337 (B2).
DISAPPEARS AFTER C14, BUT ACCORDING TO LIPSCOMB, ITS SITE IS MARKED BY CHRIST' S HOSPITAL, FOUNDED 1598 (1597?) (B5,B10).
NGR TO CHRIST'S HOSPITAL (B7)(S SIDE MARKET SQUARE - B5,B10).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. p46.
  • <2>SBC26952 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 2). Volume 2. p583.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p240.
  • <4>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp20,76.
  • <5>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. pp307, 392.
  • <6>SBC7159 Bibliographic reference: KNOWLES D & HADCOCK RN 1971 MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOU SES (2ND EDN).
  • <7>SBC10398 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1959. OS 1959 6-INCH MAP (1:10560). 1:10,560.
  • <8>SBC23498 Bibliographic reference: Department of National Heritage (DNH). 1994. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: BOROUGH OF BUCKINGHAM.
  • <9>SBC25280 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 2013. Christ's Almhouses, Buckingham: Archaeological Trench Evaluation and Watching Brief.
  • <10>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp474, 486, 488.

Location

Grid reference SP 6966 3404 (point) NGR to Christ's Hospital
Civil Parish BUCKINGHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 14 2024 6:28PM

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