Corporate Members Event
Business Breakfast
The Great Hospital
7th November 2007
7.45am for 8.00am
£12.00
Current and potential Corporate members of the Society are invited to breakfast at St Helen’s House, designed by Thomas Ivory as his elegant Georgian home.
The event will include a tour by a Blue Badge Guide of this fascinating complex of buildings which as well as St Helen's House will include the unique Eagle Ward. For those unaware of this historical and social gem we say no more other than be prepared for a delightful surprise.
To reserve your place please contact:
Vicky Manthorpe: admin@thenorwichsociety.co.uk. 01603 765606
The Great Hospital is an almshouse that has been serving the people of Norwich since its foundation in 1249. Bishop Walter de Suffield founded St. Giles's Hospital, as the Great Hospital was originally known, in 1249. The hospital has provided accommodation and sustenance for people for almost eight centuries. What makes the hospital notable today is its continuous record of care, the range of existing medieval buildings on the hospital grounds, most of which are still in use, and the extensive archives that record the hospital's long history.