Building record MLI50267 - Peter Hancock's Hospital, Church Lane, Bardney
Summary
Peter Hancock's Hospital, Church Lane, Bardney.
Type and Period (1)
- ALMSHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1712 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Peter Hancock's hospital is east of the church and is dated 1712. It is facing the green and grand in a portly way. The hospital was constructed of brick and has an eleven-bay front, two storeys, a pediment, stone angle quoins and stone strings. The hospital, the former Kitchings school of 1843 with characteristic bellcote, and the former school house (now the museum) form a modest group around the green. {1}
Handcock's hospital, dated 1712, has an eleven bay front, two storeys and a pediment. It is still in use as an almshouse. {2}
Four red brick almshouses, now cottages. Above the central window is an ashlar plaque inscribed: "Impensis Petri Hancock Armiger A.D. MDCCXII". 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. {3}
These almshouses originally housed seven men and seven women. They are still in use for their original purpose, despite a lapse around 1837, although they have now been converted to flats. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). 2nd Rev Edn, p.115.
- <2> SLI2368 Index: OS CARD INDEX. BARDNEY. TF 16 NW:12,1964, COLQUHOUN F.
- <3> SLI2316 Index: Department of the Environment. 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 6/10.
- <4> SLI9009 Bibliographic Reference: Linda Crust. 2002. Lincolnshire Almshouses: Nine Centuries of Charitable Housing. no.52, p.28 (and illustration).
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 12012 69384 (35m by 29m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARDNEY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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