St Lawrence's Hospital blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: St Lawrence's Hospital. On this site stood the 13th century St Lawrence's Church, later a Hospital for three poor widows, founded by Edith Bissett, Lady of the Manor of Wiggold Recorded plaque organisation: Cirencester Civic Society.

St Lawrence's Hospital was originally a 13th-century church that was later converted into a hospital for three poor widows by Edith Bissett, the Lady of the Manor of Wiggold, exemplifying medieval charitable institutions aimed at supporting the local impoverished community.