Saint Bartholemew's of Oxford

Colin Michie rings the bell at an early English hospital

In the eastern suburbs of Oxford, a small chapel and alms-house lie sandwiched between a market garden and the Oriel College rugby pitch – the remnants of Saint Bartholemew's Hospital. The buildings are a rare reminder of the early English hospitals founded by Henry I.

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