Monument record MDO19001 - Medieval hospital and later almshouse dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, Fordington, Dorchester
Please read our guidance about the use of Dorset Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Leper hospital and later almshouse documented in 1367 and extant in 1547.
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Mentioned in a charity certificate of Edw VI (Chant Cert No 16 No 89). <1>
(Area SY 69829060). "The site of Stonehouse, and Messrs Watt's Yard and perhaps part of the present vicarage, was occupied soon after the Black Death by a leper called `La Maudelayne', and adjoining it an abode for a privileged hermit." Mentioned in 1367 as the chapel of St Mary Magdalene. <2>
Two lesser hospitals or hospices. Net income under #50 <3>.
SY 69829061. The house 40.0 metres NNE of the Vicarage is Stonehouse and Messrs Watt's yard. It lies between, and partly east of the two houses. No trace of antiquity was found. <4>
Lazar House at Dorchester. Foundation date unknown. Dissolved after 1547. Probably an early foundation which had become an almshouse for ten poor men by 1547. <5>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1805 Monograph: Page, W (Ed). 1908. The Victoria History of the County of Dorset 2. 2. 103.
- <2> SDO9590 Monograph: Bartelot, R G. 1915. The History of Fordington. A British Battleground, a Roman Suburb, a Royal Manor, and a Prebendal Church. 207-8.
- <3> SDO20077 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950. Monastic Britain.
- <4> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 01-SEP-54.
- <5> SDO11249 Monograph: Knowles, D and Neville Hadcock, R. 1971. Medieval religious houses in England and Wales. 268.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 453407.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 69820 90610 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 67
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 453407
Record last edited
Aug 27 2023 2:36PM