Gardens · East Midlands
Plumptre Hospital
In or near Burton Joyce.
Plumptre Hospital — a garden in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
Alan Murray-Rust — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Nottingham · 0.5 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Plumptre Hospital is a garden of interest in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Plumptre Hospital was a charity in Nottingham, England, providing almshouse accommodation for 599 years from 1392 to 1991.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
John de Plumptre, Mayor of Nottingham, founded Plumptre Hospital in 1392. It was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and supported two priests and "thirteen poor women broken down of age and depressed of poverty". It was endowed with 13 properties around the town. In 1414 the number of widows was reduced to seven and he gave the hospital his house, on the site that later became the Flying Horse Inn. In 1650, Huntingdon Plumptre renovated it, raised the rents, and gave the widows a proper allowance: five shillings per month (), with sixpence extra at New Year (). In the 1750s, another John Plumptre expanded the hospital so it could at last take the full 13 widows. They now received each…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.9509, -1.1399
- District
- Nottingham
- Parish
- Nottingham, unparished area
- Postcode
- NG1 1GP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Nottingham East
- Established
- 1823
- Nearest railway station
- Nottingham — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.motorpointarenanottingham.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7205470 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Plumptre Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Plumptre Hospital?
- Plumptre Hospital is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NG1 1GP), in the parish of Nottingham, unparished area.
- What is Plumptre Hospital?
- Plumptre Hospital — a garden in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Plumptre Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Nottingham, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NG1 1GP.
- When was Plumptre Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1823.
- Who owns Plumptre Hospital?
- Plumptre Hospital is owned by | designation1 =Grade II Listed Building.
- How do I get to Plumptre Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Nottingham, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NG1 1GP.