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Archbishop George Abbot founded and endowed The Hospital of the Blessed Trinity in 1619 as a gift to the people of Guildford “out of my love to the place if my birth”. This was not a “hospital” as we understand the word today, but a place of shelter, eventually acquiring an almshouse-style purpose. Born and educated in Guildford, George Abbot’s intention was to provide housing for the elderly poor of the town - 12 single men and eight single women – under the care of a resident Master.
A one time Master of University College, Abbot built the Hospital along the lines of an Oxford College complete with gatehouse, hall and Chapel using the finest quality materials and craftsmen. The building followed the model of the Whitgift Foundation, Croydon, started in 1596 by John Whitgift, also Archbishop of Canterbury (1583 – 1604). |
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