Sloswicke's Hospital

Sloswicke's Hospital is an almshouse in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England.[1]

Sloswicke's Hospital
LocationEast Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Coordinates53°19′27.11″N 0°56′31.1″W
Built1657
Built forRichard Sloswicke
Rebuilt1806
Listed Building – Grade II*
Sloswicke's Hospital is located in Nottinghamshire
Sloswicke's Hospital
Location of Sloswicke's Hospital in Nottinghamshire

History

Richard Sloswicke’s will left money to found almshouses “for the maintenance of six poore old men of good carriage and behaviour to the end of the world” in 1657.[2] The present building dates from 1806; an additional pair of houses was added in 1819, behind the 1806 building. A further modern block containing four self-contained flats was built to the left of the 1806 building in the 1980s and the Sloswick's Trust also owns several other properties around East Retford, including a row of terraced houses on Queen Street and Hawksley House on Coronation Street, all used for the housing of old people from or with a connection to East Retford.[3]

Sloswicke’s Almshouse Charity (229556) maintains the properties to the current day.[4]

See also

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sloswicke's Hospital.
  1. Historic England. "Almshouses Sloswicke's Hospital (1302341)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. Anna Hallett: Almshouses. Osprey Publishing, 2008
  3. "Overview". Sloswicke’s Almshouse Charity. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. "Sloswicke's Almshouse Charity". Charity Commission.
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