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What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: On this site once stood the Hospital of St John, built about 1250 by Walter de Merton, founder of Merton College, Oxford Recorded plaque organisation: Basingstoke Heritage Society.
Walter de Merton founded the Hospital of St John in 1250 and was also the founder of Merton College, Oxford, significantly contributing to medieval English education and healthcare.
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Photo: Graham Tiller · CC BY 2.0