What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Vicars' Court and The Residence In 1379 a College was built for the Vicars Choral around a quadrangle where earlier there had been a large Roman villa. The Vicars Choral were men who deputised for canons at services in the Minster. Around 1690 the medieval collegiate dining hall was replaced by a house for the Canon-in-Residence, William Mompesson, previously Rector of Eyam at the time of the 1665/6 plague. Between 1779 and 1785 the houses of the Vicars Choral and The Residence were rebuilt. Today the Dean of Southwell lives in The Residence and Canons and the Rector Chori in the other four houses.
The site marks historical significance as it was initially a college for the Vicars Choral, who served at services in the Minster, and later housed notable figures like William Mompesson, known for his leadership during the Eyam plague.
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Places near here
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Commemorative monument, the 'South Well'Monument or public art · 791 yd
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Cheveral WoodWood · 2.5 mi
Rolleston Village Information CentreVisitor information · 2.7 mi
Spring WoodWood · 2.7 mi
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Castle HillScheduled monument · 3.1 mi
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Photo: Jez Nicholson · CC BY-SA 2.0