What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: The Red House Built on the site of the Gatehouse of St. Leonard's Hospital by Sir W. Robinson circa 1718. Here lived Dr. John Burton, the prototype of Dr. Slop in "Tristram Shandy".
Dr. John Burton, who lived at The Red House in York, inspired the character of Dr. Slop in Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy". The Red House was built circa 1718 by Sir W. Robinson on the site of the Gatehouse of St. Leonard's Hospital.
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