Warton's Hospital

The building, in 2013

Warton's Hospital is a historic building in Beverley, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in England.

Michael Warton died in 1688 and left £1,000 in his will for the construction of an almshouse. His son, Charles Warton, had the building constructed on Minister Moorgate, and it was completed in 1689. It was originally a single-storey building intended to house six poor widows.[1] In 1774 a rear wing was added, then at some time in the 19th century a second storey added. By the middle of the century, it had accommodation for 14 widows.[2] The building was grade II listed in 1950.[3] It continues to serve as an almshouse, operated by the Beverley Housing Charity.[4]

The almshouses are built of red brick on a plinth, with a moulded brick cornice, and a tile roof with moulded stone coped gables. They have two storeys and nine bays. In the centre is a doorway approached by steps with wrought iron rails, with a rusticated head. Most of the windows are horizontally sliding sashes with flat brick gauged heads, and there are smaller intermediate windows.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Allison, K. J. (1989). A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 6, the Borough and Liberties of Beverley. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England (2 ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7.
  3. 1 2 Historic England. "Wartons Almshouses, Beverley (1346366)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Preserving 200 Year Old Almshouses for Beverley Housing Charity". Delaney Marling Partnership. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
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