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St James's Hospital is a medieval foundation located in Norfolk, England. The site represents a significant example of medieval charitable architecture, established to provide care and shelter during the medieval period. Though fragmentary remains survive today, the monument attests to the provision of institutional healthcare in medieval Norfolk and reflects the religious and social priorities of its era. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument and remains an important archaeological record of medieval monastic and hospital provision in the region.
St James's Hospital is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004000. View the official record →
St James's Hospital is a medieval foundation located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004000.
St James's Hospital is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004000.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Benet's Abbey (1.2 km), RAF Neatishead Type 84 radar modulator building and four radar plinths (3.6 km), Potter Heigham Bridge (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of St James's Hospital's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
St James's Hospital stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.