Bond's Hospital, Medieval almshouse in Hill Street, Coventry, England.
Bond's Hospital is an early 16th-century almshouse on Hill Street featuring timber framing with brick infill and tiled roofs, originally containing twelve bed-sitting rooms and a common space. The site now includes thirty-one two-bedroom flats built in 2004.
Thomas Bond, a cloth merchant and Mayor of Coventry in 1497, founded this institution in 1506 to provide shelter for ten poor men and a housekeeper. The building has remained in service ever since, continuously offering housing to those in need.
Residents were required to attend daily worship and pray for the founder and the Trinity Gild, reflecting the spiritual duties expected of those receiving care. This practice connected charitable giving to religious devotion in the community.
The Bond's and Ford's Hospital Charity manages the facility, which provides long-term accommodation with modern amenities. Visitors can view the historic exterior and explore its position near the city center.
The garden behind the building incorporates a section of Coventry's original medieval city wall into its design. This preserved wall section links the almshouse directly to the town's historic fortifications.
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