Interior of the Brethren's Hall, at the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire
The north range includes the 14th-century Brethren's Hall (which had to be large enough for the Brethren and 100 poor men), entered via a flight of steps in a stone porch. There is a timber screen with gallery above, within which is also a splendid timber roof, arch braced; a central hearth and a dais where the Master dined with the Brethren in the main part of the hall; and a wooden staircase leading to the Master's rooms in the south-east corner. The main set of two-storeyed lodgings are on the north-west and west sides of the quadrangle; these house the 25 inmates and are notable for the tall, regularly spaced chimneys and doorways, each leading to four sets of apartments. There used to be a corresponding range on the south side joined to the church, but this was demolished in 1789.[5] The eastern or infirmary range is occupied by an ambulatory
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Location: The Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire, UK
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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