light on stone - and a window
The Norman church is all that remains of the original 12th century buildings of The Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty.
The walls, over one metre thick, are built of stone from Caen, in Normandy, and from Dorset and the Isle of Wight, in the UK, with some additions of flint taken from local chalk pits.
The other buildings on the site are of medieval origin and have provided food and shelter for hundreds of years.
The main activity of the Hospital is still the provision of individual, private apartments for a community of around twenty-five elderly men. Known as ‘Brothers’ they wear black or red gowns and a trencher hat for daily church and other formal occasions.
posting for Window Wednesdays
light on stone - and a window
The Norman church is all that remains of the original 12th century buildings of The Hospital of St Cross and Almshouse of Noble Poverty.
The walls, over one metre thick, are built of stone from Caen, in Normandy, and from Dorset and the Isle of Wight, in the UK, with some additions of flint taken from local chalk pits.
The other buildings on the site are of medieval origin and have provided food and shelter for hundreds of years.
The main activity of the Hospital is still the provision of individual, private apartments for a community of around twenty-five elderly men. Known as ‘Brothers’ they wear black or red gowns and a trencher hat for daily church and other formal occasions.
posting for Window Wednesdays