Hospital of St.John the Baptist
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Hospital of St.John the Baptist by Peter Trimming as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Hospital of St.John the Baptist
Image: © Peter Trimming Taken: 23 Mar 2016
The ruins, close to the centre of High Wycombe, date back to 1180. During the period 1180 to 1548, the buildings were in use as a hospital. In 1550, the buildings were acquired with a view to establishing a school. In 1562 the school received a Royal charter from Queen Elizabeth. From that point on the school was (and still is) known as the Royal Grammar School. The school operated in the old hospital until 1883 when funds were found for a new building, after which the old buildings were demolished.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.627477
Longitude
-0.74424