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St Leonard's Hospital (ruins), Denwick


The remains of the medieval St Leonard's Hospital are beside the B6341 road, about ¾ mile north of Alnwick and a mile west of the village of Denwick. The hospital was founded by Eustace de Vescy, sometime between 1193 and 1216, for the poor, aged and sick.[1] In 1376 it became annexed to Alnwick Abbey. The hospital is thought to have become disused in the 16th century and fell into ruins. It's location was lost until 1845 when a field was ploughed and the foundations were discovered, along with a stone coffin and over 20 skeletons. The ruins were partially rebuilt using the original stones in c.1848, for the Duke of Northumberland.[2] The ruins are an ancient scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building.

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RUINS OF ST LEONARD'S HOSPITAL - Denwick - List Entry
- "Hospital ruins, c.1200 re-erected c.1845 by F.R. Wilson. Squared stone and rubble with cut dressings. Hall with narrower chapel to east and other buildings (now grassed-over foundations) on south. Part …
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- Overview About Alnwick Abbey Map Street View   Alnwick Abbey was founded as a Premonstratensian monastery in 1147 by Eustace fitz John near Alnwick, England, as a daughter house of …

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List number: 1371058
List grade: 2
Keys to the Past HER: N4490
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NU1880214382

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