Remains of St Leonard's Hospital by if1

Remains of St Leonard's Hospital

108 - St Leonard's Hospital, in the Museum Gardens in York, was the largest medieval hospital in England and cared for the infirm and ill of the city. It also fed the poor, and the condemned, providing meals for the prisoners in York Castle.

Only the undercroft remains, and this is it's south-western wall, highlighted by yesterdays bright afternoon sun

Wow! I love your historic locales photos!
June 21st, 2012  
@gizathecat

Thank you Lydia - there will be more to come, but interspersed with other stuff too.
June 21st, 2012  
Instant FAV!!! I love this and your narrative! Great light and shadows! Wonderful textures and tones! May I pin it, please?
June 21st, 2012  
@marlboromaam

Thank you for looking, and thank you for the fav. Please feel free to pin it
June 21st, 2012  
@if1 Pinned. =) The links to my 365er fav boards are under my profile so you can view your pics there anytime.
June 21st, 2012  
@marlboromaam

ok, thank you
June 21st, 2012  
Ian. This is a very nice capture. Love the history behind it.
June 22nd, 2012  
What a great looking piece of old architecture
June 22nd, 2012  
I love it! (:
June 22nd, 2012  
@marieooi

Thank you Marie - my favourite bit was the blue sky - but it's gone again and we are back to grey!
June 22nd, 2012  
@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian. The remains of this building are fascinating, but they are in a hidden corner of the Museum Gardens, and most people simply walk past them, which is rather sad.
June 22nd, 2012  
@pien27

Glad you like it, and thank you for dropping by.
June 22nd, 2012  
It's amazing to think that there was a hospital so old, great photo and information.
June 23rd, 2012  
@louisefrance

Thank you Louise. Until quite recently it was used to store quite a few Roman stone coffins, but these have now been moved and made into features in the garden. I really must go and look at the interior now it's been cleared.
June 23rd, 2012  
Oh, wow! I love this building and the lighting of your photo. Fav for me.
June 24th, 2012  
@clmiller

Thank you Caren, and thank you for the fav! We are very fortunate in York to have a lot of fantastic old buildings, or remains of buildings. I've shown some earlier in my project, and more will follow. As for the sun, who knows? Here one day and gone the next! lol
June 25th, 2012  
Wonderful find!
June 26th, 2012  
@cglist

Thank you Cindy - York has lots of fascinating old buildings, and I feel really privileged to be able to share some of them on 365.
June 26th, 2012  
Great shot Ian, just found a link on the family's project.
January 9th, 2015  
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