56. Former school hall, Christ's Hospital (part of Chauncy Hall), Bluecoat Avenue, Hertford, Hertfordshire.
hertford.net/history/bluecoats.php For some 300 years Hertford was the home of Christ's Hospital and the Bluecoat girls and boys that inhabited it. The name is misleading however, as the institution was not only a hospital but a school, established under Royal Charter. Nor was it, as widely believed, a private school, but a charitable institution established in 1552 by Edward VI. It is unclear when children from the school first came to Hertford, but it may have been during the latter half of the 16th century that The Plague necessitated the removal of children in households in Hertford, Ware and Hoddesdon. From 1682 to about 1684 two parallel rows of cottages were built to house 400 children and attendant nurses. These have since been converted for use as offices and homes.
British Listed building: This is a Grade II listed building.
56. Former school hall, Christ's Hospital (part of Chauncy Hall), Bluecoat Avenue, Hertford, Hertfordshire.
hertford.net/history/bluecoats.php For some 300 years Hertford was the home of Christ's Hospital and the Bluecoat girls and boys that inhabited it. The name is misleading however, as the institution was not only a hospital but a school, established under Royal Charter. Nor was it, as widely believed, a private school, but a charitable institution established in 1552 by Edward VI. It is unclear when children from the school first came to Hertford, but it may have been during the latter half of the 16th century that The Plague necessitated the removal of children in households in Hertford, Ware and Hoddesdon. From 1682 to about 1684 two parallel rows of cottages were built to house 400 children and attendant nurses. These have since been converted for use as offices and homes.
British Listed building: This is a Grade II listed building.