1662- Bishop Cosin's Almshouse- City of Durham. UK
N 54° 46.455 W 001° 34.516
30U E 591645 N 6070601
Bishop Cosin's Almshouses are situated on Palace Green between Durham Cathedral and the Castle in the City of Durham.
Waymark Code: WM540Y
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/07/2008
Views: 19
The Almshouses were founded in 1666 by Bishop Cosin in the building formerly occupied by Bishop Langley.s Grammar School, built almost two centuries earlier. The building was given to the University after its founding in 1832, and it has been used as a café since the 1960's.
Year of construction: 1662
Full inscription:
Hospitale epi Dunhelm
Pro VIII Pauperibus
Fundat per Joh Episcop
AD MDCLXVI
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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