The history and antiquities of the three archiepiscopal hospitals at and near Canterbury; viz., St. Nicholas at Harbledown; St. John's, Northgate; and St. Thomas, of Eastbridge. With some account of the Priory of St. Gregory, the Nunnery of St. Sepulchre, the Hospitals of St. James and St. Lawrence, and Maynard's Spittle ... / [John Duncombe].

  • Duncombe, John, 1729-1786.
Date:
1785
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Credit: The history and antiquities of the three archiepiscopal hospitals at and near Canterbury; viz., St. Nicholas at Harbledown; St. John's, Northgate; and St. Thomas, of Eastbridge. With some account of the Priory of St. Gregory, the Nunnery of St. Sepulchre, the Hospitals of St. James and St. Lawrence, and Maynard's Spittle ... / [John Duncombe]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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