St Leonard's Cottage Homes, Newark, Notts.
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St Leonard's Cottage Homes, Newark, Notts.
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 6 Feb 2015
The front elevation of a row of almshouses that form part of a complex of almshouses on this site. The top of the tower of the former Newark General Hospital can be seen behind. These seem likely to be some of the newer cottages, dating from 1935, whereas the older cottages - built in 1919 - are situated behind this row. A hospital for the treatment of people with leprosy - on a different site, outside the town's walls - was established by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln (1123-48) and dedicated to St Leonard. It seems that a St Leonard's Hospital charity still exists producing funds from property in Newark, Girton, Balderton, Claypole and Elston. These almshouses are endowed through this charity. This picture was taken from the south side of Balderton Gate.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.072004
Longitude
-0.804424