Built c. 1630 Reference no. 261593 Designated as world heritage site 24 March 1961 | Reference no. 261594 Phone +44 1749 813369 | |
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Location Bruton, Somerset, England Address Sexeys Hospital, Bruton BA10 0AS, UK Similar King's Bruton, Bruton School for Girls, Whitstone School, All Hallows Preparato School, Hugh Sexey Church of | ||
Sexey's Hospital in Bruton, Somerset, England was built around 1630 as almshouses. The West Wing and chapel have been designated as a Grade I listed building. The East Wing and gateway are grade II listed.
Hugh Sexey (1556–1619), was a local landowner. By the age of 43 he had been appointed as Royal auditor of the Exchequer to King James I. After his death the trustees of his will established Sexey's Hospital in Bruton as an institution to care for the elderly.
A trust of 1638 set out the role of the hospital in caring for 12 poor men and women. This later rose to 18 people, and it provided a school for 12 boys, and staff comprised a governor, a schoolmaster, and a nurse. by 1812 this had risen to 20; 10 men and 10 women and in 1902 there were 15 residents. In 1997 there were 22 residents with vacancies for a further 2.