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'''Beamsley Hospital''' is an [[Almshouse]] building located near [[Skipton]], in [[North Yorkshire]], and founded in 1593 by the [[Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland|Lady Margaret Russell]], the Countess of Cumberland. She had originally intended for the construction of accommodation for 13 poor widows, a Mother and 12 Sisters, but by her death in 1616 only this building had been completed. Her daughter, [[Lady Anne Clifford]], added the front range which provided accommodation for local widows of little means.<ref name=EH /> |
'''Beamsley Hospital''' is an [[Almshouse]] building located near [[Skipton]], in [[North Yorkshire]], and founded in 1593 by the [[Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland|Lady Margaret Russell]], the Countess of Cumberland. She had originally intended for the construction of accommodation for 13 poor widows, a Mother and 12 Sisters, but by her death in 1616 only this building had been completed. Her daughter, [[Lady Anne Clifford]], added the front range which provided accommodation for local widows of little means.<ref name=EH /> |
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The building is circular in plan and is constructed as two stone drums, one inside the other, the inner drum rises through the roof of the main building, and contains windows that provides daylight into a chapel that lies within the heart of the building. Around the perimeter there was originally accommodation for a Mother and six Sisters. The |
The north range hospital and chapel building is circular in plan and is constructed as two stone drums, one inside the other, the inner drum rises through the roof of the main building, and contains windows that provides daylight into a chapel that lies within the heart of the building. Around the perimeter there was originally accommodation for a Mother and six Sisters. The south range almhouses block is built in two storeys with a seven bay frontage with three one storey units at one end. |
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The buildings remained in use until the 1970s, after which point the Hospital Trustees passed the building to the [[Landmark Trust]] in 1983, which has restored and preserved the building and made it available as historical holiday accommodation.<ref name=EH>{{cite web|url=http://bookings.landmarktrust.org.uk/BuildingDetails/Overview/137/Beamsley_Hospital# |title=Landmark Trust website: Beamsley Hospital |accessdate=22 May 2011}}</ref> |
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The north wing of the hospital is Grade I listed <ref> {{cite web | url= http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1131765|title= Name: BEAMSLEY HOSPITAL (NORTH RANGE) List entry Number: 1131765 |publisher= English Heritage|accessdate = 27 August 2014}} </ref> and the south wing listed Grade II* . <ref> |
The north wing of the hospital is Grade I listed <ref> {{cite web | url= http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1131765|title= Name: BEAMSLEY HOSPITAL (NORTH RANGE) List entry Number: 1131765 |publisher= English Heritage|accessdate = 27 August 2014}} </ref> and the south wing listed Grade II* . <ref> |
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Revision as of 21:02, 27 August 2014
Beamsley Hospital is an Almshouse building located near Skipton, in North Yorkshire, and founded in 1593 by the Lady Margaret Russell, the Countess of Cumberland. She had originally intended for the construction of accommodation for 13 poor widows, a Mother and 12 Sisters, but by her death in 1616 only this building had been completed. Her daughter, Lady Anne Clifford, added the front range which provided accommodation for local widows of little means.[1]
The north range hospital and chapel building is circular in plan and is constructed as two stone drums, one inside the other, the inner drum rises through the roof of the main building, and contains windows that provides daylight into a chapel that lies within the heart of the building. Around the perimeter there was originally accommodation for a Mother and six Sisters. The south range almhouses block is built in two storeys with a seven bay frontage with three one storey units at one end.
The buildings remained in use until the 1970s, after which point the Hospital Trustees passed the building to the Landmark Trust in 1983, which has restored and preserved the building and made it available as historical holiday accommodation.[1]
The north wing of the hospital is Grade I listed [2] and the south wing listed Grade II* . [3]
References
- ^ a b "Landmark Trust website: Beamsley Hospital". Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ "Name: BEAMSLEY HOSPITAL (NORTH RANGE) List entry Number: 1131765". English Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Name: BEAMSLEY HOSPITAL (SOUTH RANGE) List entry Number: 1166620". English Heritage. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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