Ye Sygne of St John Baptist Head', Lechlade, Gloucestershire

This inn was originally an almshouse and hospital. It was founded in c1229. It was built to care for the workmen building St. John's Bridge. It continued after the dissolution of the nearby Priory in 1472/3 as an inn known as 'Ye Sygne of St John Baptist Head'. In 1704 the name was changed to the Trout Inn.

Location

Gloucestershire Lechlade

Period

Medieval (Middle Ages) (1066 - 1484)

Tags

almshouse social welfare inn religion hospital Medieval (1066 - 1484)