Christ's Hospital of Abingdon

Christ's Hospital of Abingdon is a charity with a long history, based in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire).[2]

Long Alley Almshouses next to St Helen's parish church, used by Christ's Hospital for meetings.[1]

History

A royal charter established the Master and Governors of the Hospital of Christ of Abingdon in 1553, the year that Mary I succeeded to the English throne. Sir John Mason, a Tudor diplomat, was its first Master from 1553 to 1566.

The charity supports almshouses in Abingdon.[1] Sampson Strong decorated the hall with portraits of founders, benefactors and former governors.[3]

The charity has been involved with education, educating Abingdon boys from 1608 until 1870. There has been a close connection with Abingdon School since 1870.[4]

Part of Albert Park, Abingdon, with the Albert Monument in the centre. Christ's Hospital of Abingdon established the park in the 1860s.[5]

Christ's Hospital established Albert Park in northwest Abingdon (west of Abingdon School) in the 1860s on the site of the former Conduit Field.[5]

The current charity is based at St Helen's Wharf in Abingdon, Registered Charity Number 205112.[6]

Names of Masters

The following list contains the names of the Masters.[7]

Name of Master Year/s as Master Sir John Mason[8] 1553–1565 Roger Amice 1566, 1567, 1568 Richard Mayott 1569, 1570 Thomas Orpwood 1571, 1604, 1613, 1614 James Fisher 1572, 1578, 1585 William Braunch 1573, 1574, 1581, 1593 Thomas Stampe 1575, 1577 Thomas Smith 1576, 1582 Thomas Tesdale[8] 1579 Thomas Mayott 1580, 1594, 1603, 1627 Paule Orpwood 1583, 1595 Lionell Bostock 1584, 1598 John Fisher 1586 William Kishey 1587 Anthony Tesdale 1588, 1607 John Wise 1580 Richard Tesdale 1590 William Lee 1591, 1602, 1619, 1624 William Welling 1592 Francis Little 1596, 1597 Robert Payne 1599, 1621 John Blacknall 1600 Paule Dayrell 1601 James Hide 1605 William Bostock 1606 Thomas Reade 1608, 1623, 1632 Lawrence Stevenson 1609, 1620 John Mayott 1612, 1615, 1616, 1625, 1633, 1649, 1659 Richard Curtyn 1617, 1627, 1635[8] Robert Kisbey 1618 Richard Chickin 1622 Thomas Clempson 1626 Edmond Bostock 1628, 1636 John Fyssher 1629 John Payne 1630 Edmund Franklyn 1631, 1642, 1654 Thomas Wilde 1637 John Hawes 1638 William Castell 1638 Richard Mayott 1639, 1643 William Payne 1640 Richard Payne 1641 Robert Mayott 1643 Thomas Steed 1644 John Bolter 1645, 1656 James Curteyne 1646, 1657, 1665, 1675, 1684 Thomas Payne 1647, 1655 Richard Cheyney 1648 Francis Payne 1650, 1658, 1668, 1672 Jonathan Hawe 1651, 1660, 1664, 1671, 1682 Edward Bond 1652, 1662 William Wells 1653, 1661 William Cheyney 1663, 1666 William Weston 1667 John Payne 1668, 1677, 1686, 1694 George Winchurst 1670 Robert Blackaller 1673, 1678, 1685, 1693, 1709 Robert Morris 1674, 1679, 1687, 1695 William Cheyney 1676, 1690 Robert Sellwood 1680, 1689, 1696, 1703 Richard West 1681, 1688 Thomas Hulcotts 1683 James Corderoy 1691 Thomas Sparks 1692 Michael Rawlins 1697, 1705, 1716, 1723 Henry Knapp 1698, 1708 John Sellwood 1699, 1707 John Spinage 1700, 1714 Richard Ely 1701, 1706, 1715, 1724, 1726, 1729 George Drew 1702 Robert Mayott 1704 Thomas King 1710 William Phillipson 1711 William Dunn 1712 Richard Mayott 1713 John Rawlins 1717 Anthony Clackson 1718 Clement Saxton 1719, 1729 Thomas Prince Sr. 1720 John Pretty 1721 Matthew Anderson 1722, 1739, 1740, 1741, 1752, 1759, 1764 James Saunders 1725, 1740 William Wells 1726 Thomas Read 1727, 1730, 1741

Name of Master Year/s as Master John Waldron 1728 William Motley 1730 Edward Saxton 1731 Edward Green 1732, 1743 William Hawkins 1733, 1744 Edward Spinage 1734, 1742 William Yateman 1735, 1745 John Crossley 1736, 1746 John Knapp 1737, 1747 John Fludger 1738, 1748, 1764 Thomas Justice 1749, 1757, 1761, 1765 John Eldridge 1750, 1766 Richard Basely 1751, 1770 Rev. Michael Rawlins 1753 Edward Baldwin 1754 Richard Rose 1755, 1771 George Knapp 1756, 1772 Charles Cox 1757 Henry Harding 1758 John Bowles 1760, 1784 John Knapp 1762 Thomas Prince Jr. 1763 Joseph Penn 1767 Robert Crew 1768 Dudson Rawlins 1769, 1790 William Bowles 1776, 1778, 1789 William Eldridge 1777, 1792 John Payne 1778 Robert Crew 1780 James Powell 1780, 1793 John Harding 1781 John Bedwell 1782, 1794 Edward Child 1783, 1795, 1804, 1814 Samuell Sellwood 1785, 1797, 1805, 1816 William Allder 1786, 1798, 1806 George Hawkins 1787, 1788 James Penn 1791 James Smallbone 1793 Thomas Prince III 1796, 1808, 1812 Henry Knapp Sr. 1799, 1811 John Eldridge 1800 Thomas Knight 1801, 1814, 1815, 1826, 1827 Benjamin Morland 1802 John Gallaway 1803 John Francis Spenlove 1807, 1820, 1828 Thomas Baker 1809, 1819, 1831 James Cole 1810, 1821, 1832 Richard Bradfield 1813, 1824 Samuel Cripps 1817 Henry Knapp Jr. 1818, 1834 Thomas West 1822 Thomas Curtis 1823, 1835 Charles King 1825, 1837 William Church 1826 John Vindin Collingwood 1829, 1839 William Strange 1830 William Doe Belcher 1833, 1842, 1843, 1854 George Bowes Morland 1836, 1844, 1866, 1867 Daniel Godfrey 1838, 1847, 1855, 1859, 1868 Richard Badcock 1840, 1864 Benjamin Collingwood 1841 John Hyde 1845, 1850, 1856, 1861, 1870 John Tomkins 1846, 1851, 1857 William Belcher 1848, 1853, 1862 Thomas Hedges Graham 1849, 1860, 1869 Edwin James Trendell 1852, 1863 William Pemberton 1858, 1865 John Creemer Clarke c.1890 Arthur Edwin Preston 1929[8] Herbert George Mullard 1962–76 John Holden Hooke Douglas Arthur Kitto Dr Jack Cherry 1984–85 Ernest William Johnston Nicholson 1985–86 William James Howard Liversidge 1986, 1987 Norman John Holmes Michael William Matthews David Roger Barrett Thomas Chamberlain 1998 Helen Mary Ronaldson 2003[9] Geoffrey Robert Morris 2008 Robert Farrant 2009 Tom Ayling 2018–present [10]

See also

• List of almshouses in the United Kingdom

References

1. "Almshouses". Christ's Hospital of Abingdon. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
2. "History". Christ's Hospital of Abingdon. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
3. Girouard, Mark (1990). The English Town: A History of Urban Life. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 58. ISBN 0-300046359.
4. "Christ's Hospital Arms". Abingdon School. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
5. "Albert Park". Christ's Hospital of Abingdon. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
6. "Christ's Hospital of Abingdon". CharitiesDirect.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
7. Cobham, Claude Delaval (1872). A Monument of Christian Munificence; OR, An Account of the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross, and of the Hospital of Christ in Abingdon. James Parker & Co. (Oxford and London). pp. 110–113.
8. Preston, Arthur E. (1929). Christ's Hospital Abingdon, the Almshouses, the Hall and the Portraits. Oxford University Press.
9. "Charity marks 450 years". Oxford Mail. 17 May 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
10. "The Master". Christ's Hospital of Abingdon.

External links

• Christ's Hospital of Abingdon
• Haval, Nikhilesh. "Long Alley Almshouse". Oxfordshire in 360 degrees. Nikreations.
• Haval, Nikhilesh. "Mr Twitty's Almshouse". Oxfordshire in 360 degrees. Nikreations.