Description

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SE 3171
1/6

RIPON
HIGH SAINT AGNESGATE (south side)
Remains of the medieval St Anne's Hospital

(formerly listed as St Anne's Hospital)

27.5.49

GV
II*
C14. Limestone. All that remains is the 'chancel', which was the hospital chapel the 'nave' which housed the hospital itself was pulled down in 1869. Roofless. Chancel arch at west end. Two-light Decorated window at east end. Stone altar slab. Piscina. Stoup.

History: the date of foundation is unknown, but the street (whose name is a corruption of St Anne's Gate) was referred to as 'Annesgate' in 1228. The earliest reference to the hospital itself is in 1438, but from the architectural evidence it is clearly older. Traditionally founded by one of the Nevilles. Supported by alms alone, at least until the earliest recorded endowment in 1680. Its early administration is unknown, but from time immemorial it was administered by the Mayor and Corporation, and used to house and support eight poor widows.

Listing NGR: SE3146071009

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536420

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Recommended Books

• 
  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House