Greyfriar's Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands

Greyfriar's Hospital, also known as Ford's Hospital. It was endowed in 1509 by the will of William Ford. There was an additional endowment in 1517 by William Pisford. The building was badly damaged in air raid of November 1940 but rebuilt with original timbers in 1951-3.

Location

West Midlands Coventry

Period

Tudor (1485 - 1602)

Tags

hospital timber framed charity philanthropy world war two blitz Tudor (1485 - 1602)