The Shrewsbury Hospital, Sheffield
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The Shrewsbury Hospital, Sheffield
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 30 May 2010
Upon his death in 1616, it was discovered that Gilbert Talbot the seventh Earl of Shrewsbury had left instructions that almshouses should be built to accommodate some of Sheffield's poorest old people. The current Shrewsbury Hospital dates from 1823.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.37727
Longitude
-1.457162