Monument record MCC449 - St Catherine's Hospital, Crouch Street, Colchester
Summary
14th century Hospital, founded in c.1352.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 99104 24985 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| 1848 Parish | ST MARY IN THE WALLS |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
St Catherine's hospital, stood on the north side of Crouch Street, and had been founded by 1352. The hospital was recorded again in 1382, 1406 and 1510, part of it had become a house and garden by 1545. The hospital survived as almshouses in 1671. In 1748 the six brick houses, of two rooms each one upstairs and one downstairs, were used as the St Mary's parish workhouse.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC19 Monograph: Cooper, Janet (Ed). 1994. Vol. IX, The Borough of Colchester, A History of the County of Essex. Volume IX. p.41, 90, 280, 308, 398.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 19 2016 10:02AM