St Saviours Hospital, Fordham Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

This was a medieval Hospital in the name of St Saviour. It was founded in 1184-85 by Abbot Sampson. Recent excavations uncovered the base of the remaining walls of the hospital. It probably consisted of a hall with a chapel at the east end. There is a plaque recording the death of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, uncle of Henry VI. He is said to have been murdered here in 1447.

Location

Suffolk Bury St Edmunds

Period

Medieval (Middle Ages) (1066 - 1484)

Tags

health medicine welfare Medieval (1066 - 1484)