Stamford buildings [178]
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Stamford buildings [178]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 28 Sep 2021
The courtyard of Browne's Hospital which is surrounded by the almshouses. Browne's Hospital consists of a courtyard with the main range with Chapel on the south, a cloister on the west, almshouses on the north and the warden's house on the east. The hospital was founded by William Browne and was completed in 1476. The almshouses were almost completely rebuilt in 1870 and a new warden's house added. The construction is mainly of coursed rubble stone with ashlar dressings under stone slate roofs. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062247 Stamford is a market town on the southern border of Lincolnshire, located at the lowest point that the River Welland could be forded. It is some 11 miles northwest of Peterborough and about 27 miles east of Leicester, and is set on Roman Ermine Street and the Great North Road. The picturesque town is constructed almost entirely of limestone, much of the town centre was built in the 17th and 18th centuries in Jacobean or Georgian style. Tourism is an important element of Stamford’s economy.
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