Place House, Bluecoat Yard
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Place House, Bluecoat Yard
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 14 Jan 2015
Place House was originally one of Ware's two mediaeval manor houses. In 1674 it was acquired by Christ's Hospital Foundation, who sent young children from London to live in healthy country air. The school, which had around 150 boys, was closed in 1791 and the boys transferred to Hertford, but the Foundation retained the buildings, which were let (including at one point, for a school). Place House was acquired by the Hertfordshire Building Preservation Trust in the early 1970s, and after extensive renovation was re-opened in 1978. It is now available to hire for club/society meetings, exhibitions, seminars, training days, workshops, fitness classes, craft fairs, family gatherings and social events http://placehousehall.org.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/ . The building is Grade I listed http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1275417 .
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Image Location
Latitude
51.811177
Longitude
-0.029773