Browne's Hospital, Stamford

Browne's Hospital
The exterior from Broad Street
LocationStamford, Lincolnshire, England
Coordinates52°39′08″N 00°28′52″W / 52.65222°N 0.48111°W / 52.65222; -0.48111
Built1475
Restoredca1870
Restored byJames Fowler
Governing bodyHospital of William Browne
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated1954
Location of Browne's Hospital in Lincolnshire

Browne's Hospital is a medieval almshouse in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. It was founded in 1485 by wealthy wool merchant William Browne to provide a home and a house of prayer for twelve poor men and two poor women.

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