Site of medieval Hospital of St John the Baptist, near Shenfield Road, Brentwood (EHER 562)
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Summary
Site of medieval leper hospital of Sedeburghbrook which existed until 1500, although its construction date is unknown. The area is now built over.
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Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5770 9290 (point) Existing point on HER that corroborates NRHE location. |
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Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
The medieval hospital stood at the corner of Brook Street and Spital Lane, it was first recorded in 1201. It was a lesser hospital and existed until 1500 A.D. <1> <2>
It appears to have been originally a leper hospital (hence its siting outside the town) and is subsequently reported as a free chapel dedicated to St John the Baptist. After the Dissolution it was sold to Sir Anthony Browne and Richard Weston in 1553, with 'the messauge called le spytle, 80 acres of land and meadow, and other property'. Traces were still visible in the 18th century. <1>
Hospital of St John the Baptist extant by 1165. The hospital was for a master and leprous brothers with lepers and sick persons circa 1330. It is called a free chapel in 1535. <3>
See also: <4> <5> <6> <7> <8>
Sources
- <1> SEX53893 DESC TEXT: Medlycott, M.. 1999. Brentwood Historic Towns Assessment Report.
- <2> SEX75750 Map: Map of Monastic Britain.
- <3> SEX1034 Monograph: Knowles, D. and Hadcock, R.N.. 1971. Medieval Religious Houses (second edition). p.347.
- <4> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <5> SEX2255 Map: Ordnance Survey. unknown. TQ59. OS 1:2500.
- <6> SEX54090 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923. OS 6 inch 1923.
- <7> SEX13 Monograph: Victoria County History. 1907. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol II (VCH). p 192.
- <8> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 AC 11-MAY-53.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ59-023
- NRHE identifier: 411627
- National Monuments Record: TQ 59 SE 7