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Robert Dudley, Lord Leycester's Hospital, and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon bronze plaque

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Robert Dudley, Lord Leycester's Hospital, and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon bronze plaque
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This bronze commemorative plaque records: Lord Leycester's Hospital The Guilds of St George, of the Holy Trinity and of the Virgin Mary raised these buildings about the year 1400 A.D. these guilds were dispersed in 1546. In 1571 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leycester founded here his hospital for aged or infirm men who had seen service in the wars together with their wives. By 1950 the buildings had become seriously decayed and the brethrens' quarters were no longer fit for use. During the period 1958 to 1966 the buildings were restored and their quarters modernised. The hospital was re-opened on the 3rd November 1966 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, founded Lord Leycester's Hospital in 1571 for aged or infirm war veterans and their wives, establishing a lasting legacy of military care; Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother, re-opened the restored hospital in 1966, highlighting its continued importance.

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