Shrewsbury Hospital | |
Map Type: | South Yorkshire |
Coordinates: | 53.3772°N -1.4571°W |
Location Town: | Sheffield |
Location Country: | England |
Start Date: | 1825 |
Completion Date: | 1828 |
Shrewsbury Hospital refers to a row of almshouses and a chapel in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
When he died in 1616, Gilbert Talbot, 13th Earl of Shrewsbury declared in his will that he wanted to found a "hospital" i.e almshouses "at Sheffield for the perpetual maintenance of 20 poor persons."[1] The home for the 20 poor people was built near Sheffield Castle and completed in 1666.[2]
The original almshouses became dilapidated and in the early 19th century a new site on Norfolk Road was chosen for the almshouses: new almshouses were designed by Woodhead & Hurst in the Gothic style and built between 1825 and 1828.