More information : [Name centred: [TL 8625 6466] St. Stephen's Hospital
[G.T.] (Rems. of) [T.I.] (1)
St. Stephen's Hospital, Bury St. Edmunds. The foundation date and
the date of the dissolution are unknown. The hospital was a
dependency of St. Edmunds Abbey
It is not mentioned by Tanner or Kirby, but Gillingwater says that
remains were in existence in his day. Slight fragments and re-used
materials may still be seen in the vicinity.
St. Stephen's hospital seems to have been situated on the N. of the
road between Eastgate bridge and St. Nicholas; only a few pieces
of old wall now remain. (2-5)
There are no extant remains of this hospital. There is much
re-used material, flint brick and stone, visible in walls of
buildings etc. in the immediate area around the siting given by
Authority 1. (6)
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