Record Details
NHER Number: | 13713 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Site of medieval leper hospital |
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Summary
The site of a medieval leper hospital, supposedly mentioned in a will of 1380.
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Location
Full description
Leper Hospital at 'Queensgate' mentioned in will of 1380 according to (S1).
Informant [1] says that traditionally this is supposed to be somewhere northeast of the church, but this may have been inspired by the moated site.
Monument Types
- LEPER HOSPITAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 93 SE 11. |
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
--- | Publication: Knowles, D. and Hadcock, R. N. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses of England and Wales. pp 325, 371. |
--- | Publication: Messent, C. J. W. 1934. The Monastic Remains of Norfolk and Suffolk. p 72. |
<S1> | Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805-1810. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Volume Unknown. |
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