Ludlow in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Hosyers Almshouses

Hosyers Almshouse Marker - Latin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, September 20, 2023

1. Hosyers Almshouse Marker - Latin

Inscription.
(The main marker is in Latin, the smaller marker has the English translation)

Domum hanc Eleemosynariam Munificentiâ Iohannis Hosyer Mercatoris
Anno Salutis MCCCCLXXXVI primitus extructam,
Temporis injuriâ labefactam dem et ruituram;
In Dei Optimi Maximi Gloriam, Pii Fundatoris Memoriam;
Et comodiorem Pauperum receptionem;
Ab ipsis usque Fundamentis propriis Sumptibus
Resuscitarunt, ampliârunt, ornârunt, Ballivi, Burgenses, et Comunitas Villae hujus de Ludlow.
Anno Domini MDCC LVIII;
Augustifsimi Regis Georgii Secundi Tricefsimo primo

The bailiffs, burgesses and community of this town of Ludlow. In the Year of the Lord 1758, the thirty first in the reign of the Most August King George II, have, at their own expense, from the very foundations rebuilt, extended and decorated this almshouse originally built by the munificence of John Hosyer, merchant, in the Year of Salvation 1486 and through the damage of time weakened for a long while and about to collapse.
To the glory of the most good and greatest God, to the memory of, the pious founder and for the more comfortable accommodation of the poor.

Erected 1758.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1486.

Location. 52° 22.078′ N, 2° 43.161′ W. Marker is in Ludlow, England, in Shropshire. It is on College Street, on the left when traveling north. Almshouses face the west side of St Laurence's Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Hoysers Almhouses, Ludlow, England SY8 1PU, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in England’s Midlands.

It is also on the British Marches.

Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Rose & Crown (a few steps from this marker); The Butter Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); The Conduit (within shouting distance of this marker); No. 2 King Street (within shouting

Hosyers Almshouses Marker - English image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, September 20, 2023

2. Hosyers Almshouses Marker - English

distance of this marker); Tamberlaine House (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory Of Alfred Edward Housman (within shouting distance of this marker); College Street & Churchyard (within shouting distance of this marker); 20 King Street / 1 Broad Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ludlow.

Also see . . . The Palmers Guild of Ludlow.

Extract: "Hosyer’s Almshouses were founded by John Hosyer, a wealthy Ludlow merchant, who purchased the present site on 22 April 1462. But the early history of the foundation is closely linked with that of the Palmers Guild, a local religious guild the origins of which go back to the mid-13th century."

(Submitted on September 24, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.)

Hosyers Almshouses Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, September 22, 2023

3. Hosyers Almshouses Markers

Latin Marker at the top,
English Marker to the right of the door

Hosyers Almshouses image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Stephen Palmer, September 20, 2023

4. Hosyers Almshouses

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 24, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.