Chapel and Hospital of St John, Exeter

St John’s Hospital School was founded by Gilbert and John Long in 1238. Located on Exeter High Street, it was originally, a religious foundation which house five priests, six singing boys and twelve of Exeter’s poorest inhabitants. Following the Reformation in the 1530s, the hospital was closed and the buildings put to other uses, eventually becoming the Exeter Grammar School in the 17th century.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
9/1933/19/2
Collection Class
Prints
Medium
steel engraving on paper
Common Name
Chapel and Hospital of St John, Exeter
Simple Name
print
Inscription Transcription
Chapel and Hospital of St John, Exeter; Drawn by A Glennie / Engraved by W Deeble; GWB 138
Period Classification
George IV (1820-1830); William IV (1830-1837)
Production Town
; ; London
Production Date
c 1830
Production Person Initials
William; Arthur
Production Person Surname
Deeble; Glennie; ? Jennings & Chaplin
Production Year Low
1830
Production Year High
1833

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Chapel and Hospital of St John, Exeter