This “Hospital” was never a medical institution. It rather uses the older definition of the term, which refers to a type of almshouse. Lord Leycester Hospital is a group of medieval timber-framed buildings on High Street in the historic city of Warwick, England. It dates back to the late 14th century, and represents one of the finest examples of medieval courtyard architecture in the United Kingdom. For the first 200 years this group of buildings was home to the city’s medieval trade guilds. The buildings are arranged around the gateway into…
