St Saviours Hospital is a Grade I listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1952. A Medieval Hospital.
St Saviours Hospital
- WRENN ID
- empty-pavement-claret
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 August 1952
- Type
- Hospital
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Saviour's Hospital is a significant historical site located on Fornham Road in Bury St Edmunds. Founded in 1184 or 1185 by Abbot Sampson, it is part of the medieval Hospital of St Saviour. The structure is built from flint with stone dressings and is currently roofless. Although often thought to be part of a gatehouse, it actually represents the west end of a long range that extends eastwards.
Excavations conducted in 1991 uncovered the base of the remaining walls, indicating that the building was constructed in two phases. It likely consisted of a hall with a chapel at the eastern end. A central doorway features a pointed stone-dressed arch, and above it, there is a stone-framed recess that holds a plaque commemorating the death of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, who is said to have been murdered here in 1447. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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