A traveller receiving the 'Wayfarer's Dole' from the porter in the porter's lodge at the Hospital of St Cross

Date:
1892 - 1933
Location:
Hospital Of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire
Reference:
CGH01/01/0006
Type:
Drawing
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Description

The 'Wayfarer's Dole' is an ancient tradition carried out at the Hospital of St Cross. Any visitor who asks for the dole at the Porter's Lodge is given beer and bread before they leave.

Content

This is part of the Series: CGH01/01 Drawings and Paintings by Charles George Harper; within the Collection: CGH01 Charles George Harper Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Artist: Harper, Charles George

Keywords

Medieval Hospital