Building record MLI30627 - Snowden's Hospital, 14 Scotgate, Stamford

Summary

Snowden's Hospital, 14 Scotgate, Stamford, was founded in 1604 by Richard Snowden and rebuilt in 1823

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval - 1604 AD to 1822 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1823 AD to 2050 AD)

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PRN 30627 (PRN 34026 was emalgamated into this record on 09/06/09 as PRN 34026 was changed to be Truesdale's Hospital) These almshouses were founded in 1604 by Rich Snowden . The current building bears an inscription recording that is was rebuilt in 1823.{1}{2} The present building is a single storey Tudor Gothic structure, built 1822-3 by Thomas Pierce, architect and Robert Goodwin, mason. The red brick chimneystacks were added in 1877. {3} The almshouses were founded by Richard Snowden, Minister of the church of St John, in 1604. They were demolished and rebuilt in 1822 to house eight poor aged widows, who in 1905 received 6/- weekly as well as other distributions half yearly. They ar single storey in a Tudor Gothic style with bed sitting rooms. Red brick chimneystacks were added in 1877. They are not presently used as almshouses after advertisements for new residents failed to bring in applications. {5} Snowden's Hospital or St John's Callis was established in around 1604. Richard Snowden was the benefactory of the building in his will. The building had become delapidated in the early 19th century and so was rebuilt in 1823. {6} For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {7}

Sources/Archives (8)

  •  Index: Ordnance Survey. O.S. cards for Stamford. STAMFORD. TF 00 NW:3,1961, BHS.
  •  Article in Serial: NEVINSON, C.. 1879. 'HISTORY OF STAMFORD' in JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION. iii.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p698.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. p45 fig 47.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Linda Crust. 2002. Lincolnshire Almshouses: Nine Centuries of Charitable Housing. pp.39-40.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Smith, M.. 1990. Stamford Almshouses. p.10.
  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/347.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1977. An Inventory of Historical Monuments. The Town of Stamford. No 52, p 45.

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Grid reference Centred TF 0267 0717 (22m by 21m)
Civil Parish STAMFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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