A view looking up from the road at the gabled end of the south front of the Lord Leycester Hospital. One of the gables is dated 1571 and bears the initials 'R L'

Date:: 1890 - 1910

Location:: Leycester Hospital, High Street, Warwick, Warwickshire

Reference:: OP29556

Type:: Photograph (Developing Out Paper Print)

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Description

The Lord Leycester Hospital (also Lord Leicester Hospital) was originally built by the Guild of St George and the Holy Trinity in the 15th century. It was taken over by Robert Dudley, Lord Leicester, in 1571 and converted into a charitable institution for aged soldiers.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/43 Early Photographic Print Collection: Warwickshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Hospital, Services Home, Medieval Guildhall