Warwick. Lord Leycester Hospital and West Gate

Lord Leycester Hospital and Westgate, Warwick, showing scaffolding on the tower of Westgate. 1900s | IMAGE LOCATION: (Warwickshire County Record Office)
 
Lord Leycester Hospital and Westgate, Warwick, showing scaffolding on the tower of Westgate. 1900s
IMAGE LOCATION: (Warwickshire County Record Office)
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Locations
Warwick (1930)
Subjects
Almshouses and Charity (111)
Charitable Organisations and Fundraising (20)
Hospitals and Health, Buildings (129)
Non-conformist (187)
Religious Buildings (General) (1008)
Date
1900-1909

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    By West Gate in Warwick is the Lord Leycester Hospital. Originally built as a house for a religious order, it was converted into a “hospital” for ex-service personnel in the reign of Elizabeth I by the Earl of Leicester.
    According to one report a headless ghost used to wander around in the hospital.
    Above the West Gate is the chapel of St James. When some restoration work was being conducted, a headless skeleton in a suit of armour was found concealed in a wall cavity. After it was given a more conventional burial, the hauntings seemed to stop.
    Source: “Haunted Warwickshire” by Meg Elizabeth Atkins.

    By Gary Stocker (18/03/2021)

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