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| Hospital of St Anne, Appleby | ||
| Hospital of St Anne | ||
| St Anne's Hospital | ||
| Street:- | Boroughgate | |
| locality:- | Appleby | |
| civil parish:- | Appleby-in-Westmorland (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | almshouse | |
| coordinates:- | NY68432020 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY6820 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY62 | |
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 BJY56.jpg (taken 28.10.2005)  BTW68.jpg (taken 7.1.2011) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 15 3) placename:- St Anne's Hospital |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Simpson 1746 |
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| source data:- | Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as
'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller
...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746. goto sourcePage 1023:- "... the greatest Benefactress to this Town [Appleby] was the Lady Anne, Daughter and Heiress of George Lord Clifford, who in 1651 founded, and afterwards endowed an Hospital here, for a Governess, and twelve other Widows, commonly called, the Mother and twelve Sisters, ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Pennant 1773 |
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| source data:- | Book, A Tour from Downing to Alston Moor, 1773, by Thomas
Pennant, published by Edward Harding, 98 Pall Mall, London, 1801. goto source Pennant's Tour 1773, page 147 "Another more useful monument of her piety remains in the town, in form of an alms-house for twelve poor widows, and a superior called a mother, each of whom has a house and garden. The mother has (according to my information) ten guineas a year, and the others eight; and the minister of Appleby for the time being, eight pounds in case he reads prayers to them, every day except Sunday, in a small chapel belonging to the house. For these purposes she bought lands in Brougham and St. Nicholas, and left them vested in trustees." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions) |
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| source data:- | Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition
by Richard Gough, published London, 1789. goto source Page 157:- "..." "... On the north side of the street is an hospital founded for 12 poor women, and another by Anne countess of Pembroke 1653. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Capper 1808 placename:- |
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| source data:- | Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom,
compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard
Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published
1808-29. goto source "..." "It [Appleby] has ... an hospital for a governess and twelve widows, commonly called the mother and twelve sisters; ..." |
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 BTW69.jpg (taken 7.1.2011)  BTW70.jpg (taken 7.1.2011)  BJY57.jpg On the left, Clifford impaling Vipont; on the right, Clifford impaling Russell. (taken 28.10.2005)  BJY55.jpg (taken 28.10.2005) |
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| hearsay:- |
Founded May 1651 by Lady Anne Clifford, for which she paid L36 for the site. The almshouse
was for:- |
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| "... poor and decrep't women ..." |
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| "on account of their great old age and great debility of body are not able to gain
their food and clothing by labour." |
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| There was to be |
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| "a mother, a reader, and twelve sisters for ever." |
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| There were rules; daily prayers, door locking times, sleeping arrangements, sweeping
duties, ... |
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| The buildings altered and repaired 1961. |
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| story:- |
One of the inhabitants was Madam d'Estrange wo was believed to be a witch, or so said
Poet Close. At age 80 she was still active; she was educated, but had come down in
the world. She kept two black cats and talking raven called Bob. The raven stole the
vicar's sermon once, and the mayor's gold watch, and hairpieces, and cakes. The lady
was threatened with the tar barrel, so Bob's wings were clipped and he was chained
to his perch. |
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| Robertson, Dawn & Koronka, Peter: 1992: Secrets and Legends of Old Westmorland: Pagan
Press (Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria) &Cumbria CC (library service) |
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