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Welcome to. The Lord Leycester. Discover 900 Years of History. Nine hundred years ago our chapel was built. Then in the 1300s the Guilds built our half timbered buildings – some of the most important examples of intact medieval architecture in Europe.
The Lord Leycester Hospital (often known simply as the Lord Leycester) is one of the best preserved examples of medieval courtyard architecture in England and is a charity supporting ex-servicemen.
Lord Leycester's Hospita is a collection of superb half-timbered medieval buildings established as a home for aged and infirm soldiers by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in 1571. The Hospital is not one building, but a collection of buildings just inside the medieval Westgate to the town of Warwick. In the late 14th century Thomas Beauchamp ...
We are Warwickshire’s answer to the Chelsea Pensioners but smaller and older! Today the Hospital is run by the Master, a retired military officer. The eight ex-servicemen and their wives who live here, are provided with almshouses, carry out ceremonial duties and act as guides for visitors.
Mar 29, 2021 · Lord Leycester Hospital is a group of medieval timber-framed buildings on High Street in the historic city of Warwick, England. It dates back to the late 14th century, and...
Whilst maintaining this 450-year-old tradition, the Lord Leycester Hospital has evolved into a modern charity – Warwick’s answer to the Royal Hospital Chelsea except smaller and older, with the Brethren and Master still living within the walls.
Sep 15, 2023 · Warwick's Lord Leycester Hospital has reopened to the public after repairs and renovations to its 700-year-old buildings. Modern visitor areas have been created at the distinctive site, which has...
This famous Hospital was founded by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth the First (who gave him Kenilworth Castle). The magnificent buildings were in fact not built for the purpose, but acquired from Warwickshire Corporation.
The Lord Leycester Hospital is situated on the north side of the High Street (A429) in the centre of Warwick, immediately north of the Chapel of St James which stands above the medieval West Gate. The c 0.25ha site is bounded to the south-east by High Street, from which it is separated by a terrace retained by a stone wall.
Feb 28, 2002 · LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING The Lord Leycester Hospital is situated on the north side of the High Street (A429) in the centre of Warwick, immediately north of the Chapel of St James which stands above the medieval West Gate.
