Newcastle, Ward's Almshouses

HER Number:
1238

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Ward's Almshouses

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Health and Welfare

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Almshouse

General Period:
Medieval

Specific Period:
C15

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
John Ward(e), a rich merchant, sheriff of Newcastle 1445, mayor in 1448 and 1450, founded an almshouse during the reign of Edward IV for 12 poor men and 12 poor women. The date of closure is unknown, but ruins of it were reported to be visible in the 18th century. The precise location of the almshouse is uncertain, but it was probably on the south-west side of Manor Chare.

Easting:
252

Northing:
641

Grid Reference:
NZ252641

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1238 >> J. Speed, 18th century, Northumberland - Newcastle inset H. Bourne, 1736, History of Newcastle pp. 135, 138 J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, Vol. I, p. 358