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Lord Leycester Hospital, West Gate, High Street, Warwick: the covered stairway in the courtyard

RIBA Ref No RIBA38004
Artist/PhotographerDeakin, Ralph (1888-1952)
CountryUK: England
CityWarwick
Subject Date1400
Image Date1930
ViewExterior
StyleMedieval
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceDK/UK/123/1 (DKN/UK/362)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditRalph Deakin / RIBA Collections
SubjectTimber framing ; Almshouses ; Courtyards ; Stairs ; Roofs
NOTES: The Hospital for aged or disabled soldiers and their wives was founded in 1571 by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leycester (Leicester). The medieval buildings which he acquired under charter from Queen Elizabeth I were the premises of the combined guilds of Holy Trinity and St George. The guilds had been created in the 14th century, but the premises must have been rebuilt in the 15th century. The Hospital continued to run under the terms of its original charter until 1956. The site comprises the medieval Hospital, the Chapel (built in 1383), reception rooms, living quarters (including the Master's House), a Guildhall (completed by 1450) and a Great Hall, all of which were extensively restored between 1956 and 1968.
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