Bond's Hospital
| Bond's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Bond's and Ford's Hospital Charity | |
 Hill Street, showing Bond's Hospital and Bablake School (the half-timbered building in the background) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Hill Street, Coventry, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 12 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1506 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Bond's Hospital is an almshouse established for old bedesmen.[1] It is situated on Hill Street, Coventry, England, built around the same courtyard as the old disused buildings of Bablake School.
The hospital was founded in 1506 by Thomas Bond, a draper who became Mayor of Coventry in 1497.[2] Although most of the street frontage was rebuilt in 1832, the building essentially still retains all its original features,[3] and the hospital is now a grade II* listed building. It consists of twelve bed-sitting rooms and a common room, and the garden at its rear contains a portion of the old city wall.[3]
Ford's Hospital was a similar 16th century foundation for women almoners.[1]
The ownership and operation of Bonds Hospital is now vested in the Bond's and Ford's Hospital Charity, part of the Coventry Church Municipal Charities.
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References
- Fox, Levi (1957). Coventry's Heritage. Birmingham: Journal Printing Office.
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