Built at the expense of John Romanus (died 1255) this building, comprising a vaulted crypt with a chapel above, formed part of St. Leonard’s Hospital, at one time the largest hospital in the North of England. Originally known as St. Peter’s, it was refounded as St. Leonard’s by King Stephen and dissolved in 1540.
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St. Leonard’s Hospital
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 30th 2018
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York – Day Five
When we got up we found that the weather was rather inclement so, after we had finished our breakfast and checked out, we decided not to go into York but instead to keep our options open and perhaps visit a property or museum on the way home.
As we were driving the weather soon turned to [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 10th 2018
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York – Day Four
We had breakfast early so that we could get to York Minster in plenty of time to get a good seat in the central part of the nave, ready for the Easter morning Eucharist service. We found it odd that the first person that greeted us was a Policeman; York minster has its own police [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2018
Yesterday is gone, tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today, let us begin.
Mother Teresa
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 8th 2018
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York – Day Two
I handed mum her birthday present before we tucked into the delicious breakfast that was on offer. There was a good selection of cold buffet items and an option for a cooked breakfast to order. After we were comfortably replete, we walked to the Yorkshire museum via the museum gardens. The gardens were pleasant with [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 6th 2018
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York – Day One
We set off a little later than intended which meant we were able to make a slight detour into Lichfield for lunch. We hoped to eat in Chapters Cafe in the close next to the Cathedral but, unfortunately our timing was off. A church service had just finished which meant the cafe was full. We [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 5th 2018
