NHER 8562 (Monument record) - Site of St Leonard's Leper Hospital
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOMERTON, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Site of St Leonard's Leper Hospital at 'Queengate'.
Founded 1180 to 1189; dependant on Butley. Dissolved about 1399 when regranted to Butley because it was 'desolate' with only four lepers in 1397.
Compare with (S1).
Many human bones found around site.
Information from (S2).
The site was a pony training ring in 1977.
(S3).
October 1981.
Site now part of Hall garden. No human skeletal remains found in digging service trenches further north at Hall.
E. Rose (NAU), 28 October 1981.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Somerton.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF6616 Publication: Knowles, D. and Hadcock, R. N. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses of England and Wales. pp 336, 402.
- <S2> SNF760 Directory: White, W.. 1845. White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk.
- <S3> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 41 NE 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 21 2016 11:42AM