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| HER Number: | MDV9231 |
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| Name: | Leper Hospital, Newton Abbot |
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Summary
Site of a lazar house founded by John Gilberd in 1538.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 855 717 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Newton Abbot |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HIGHWEEK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87SE/31
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX87SE12
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEPER HOSPITAL (XVI - 1501 AD to 1600 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX87SE12 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV348953.
Site visit 20th November 1952. Formerly four cottages and a chapel. No original buildings. The almshouses are not on the site but directly opposite, across the road.
Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica (Monograph). SDV323771.
Lesser monastic hospital at Newton Bushell. Founded by John Gilberd in 1538 as a lazar house.
Stirling, D. M., 1830, A History of Newton-Abbot and Newton-Bushel, 90-92 (Monograph). SDV348942.
Harris, S. G., 1884, Notes on the History of Highweek, 435-452 (Article in Serial). SDV292413.
Harris, S. G., 1884, Notes on the History of Highweek, 443 (Article in Serial). SDV292413.
Lazar House, Highweek, founded by John Gilbert 1538. Used as almshouses in Lysons time.
Clay, R. M., 1966, Medieval Hospitals of England, 287 (Monograph). SDV176564.
Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N., 1971, Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales, 328, 380 (Monograph). SDV323253.
Timms, S. C., 1976, The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft, 136 (Report - Survey). SDV341346.
The leper hospital founded by John Gilbered in 1538 is presumed to have stood near the almshouses in Exeter Road.
Orme, N., 1979, The Dissolution of the Chantries in Devon, 1546-8, 109 (Article in Serial). SDV339476.
1995, Jetty Marsh Link Road - Stage 2. Newton Abbot. Environmental Assessment Final Report (Report - Assessment). SDV319805.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV176564 | Monograph: Clay, R. M.. 1966. Medieval Hospitals of England. Medieval Hospitals of England. Unknown. 287. |
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| SDV292413 | Article in Serial: Harris, S. G.. 1884. Notes on the History of Highweek. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 16. A5 Hardback. 435-452. |
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| SDV319805 | Report - Assessment: 1995. Jetty Marsh Link Road - Stage 2. Newton Abbot. Environmental Assessment Final Report. Babtie Group. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV323253 | Monograph: Knowles, D. + Hadcock, R. N.. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Medieval Religious Houses: England and Wales. Unknown + Digital (part). 328, 380. |
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| SDV323771 | Monograph: Lysons, D. + Lysons, S.. 1822. Magna Britannica. Magna Britannica: A Concise Topographical Account of The Several Counties o. 6: Devonshire. Unknown. |
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| SDV339476 | Article in Serial: Orme, N.. 1979. The Dissolution of the Chantries in Devon, 1546-8. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 111. A5 Paperback. 109. |
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| SDV341346 | Report - Survey: Timms, S. C.. 1976. The Devon Urban Survey, 1976. First Draft. Devon Committee for Rescue Archaeology Report. A4 Unbound + Digital. 136. |
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| SDV348942 | Monograph: Stirling, D. M.. 1830. A History of Newton-Abbot and Newton-Bushel. A History of Newton-Abbot and Newton-Bushel. Unknown. 90-92. |
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| SDV348953 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX87SE12. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20734 | Related to: Gilberd's Almshouses, Exeter Road, Newton Abbot (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 5 2020 12:50PM |
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