Plumptre Hospital stone plaque

This stone commemorative plaque records: PLUMPTRE HOSPITAL Founded and endowed for the support of a Master, a priest, and thirteen poor Widows, By John de Plumptre, A.D. 1392. Repaired by Huntingdon Plumptre, Esq., 1650 By John Plumptre, Esq., A.D. 1751 By John Plumptre, his son, A.D. 1753. First stone of the present Hospital was laid on the 1st of August, A.D. 1823, By the Rev. Charles Thomas Plumptre, Rector of Claypole, In Lincolnshire, on behalf of his father, John Plumptre, of Fredville, In the county of Ken, Esq., the Master or Guardian of the said Hospital, And a descendant of the Founder.

Plumptre Hospital was founded in 1392 by John de Plumptre to support a master, a priest, and thirteen poor widows, serving as an enduring example of medieval charitable institutions. The hospital has been repaired and maintained over centuries by descendants of the founder, highlighting the long-standing tradition of familial philanthropy in England.