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St Cross Hospital & Almshouse of Noble Poverty: Open Day
Heritage Open Day: The oldest almshouse in continuous use with a transitional Norman church, Georgian kitchen and a fine Brethren's Hall with original features. The Hospital of St Cross is famous worldwide for its unique and ancient tradition of the Wayfarer's Dole. The founder of the tradition was a Cluniac monk whose order always gave bread and wine to travellers at a time when St Cross stood on an important east-west route for merchants and pilgrims. Today's Dole, a drink
Thu 9 Sep:0930-1700. Fri 10 Sep:0930-1700. Free Entry. For more information and last-minute updates, please visit the Heritage Open Days website
St Cross Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 9SD
Thu 9 Sep 2010 and Fri 10 Sep 2010
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