Ward's Almshouses
Ward's Almshouses
HER Number
1238
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Ward's Almshouses
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Health and Welfare
Site Type: Broad
Almshouse
Site Type: Specific
Almshouse
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
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
425200
Northing
564100
Grid Reference
NZ425200564100
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
H. Bourne, 1736, History of Newcastle pp. 135, 138
J. Brand, 1789, History of Newcastle, Vol. I, p. 358