Is St Thomass The Oldest Hospital In London?
St Bartholomew’s Hospital was founded in 1123. If St Thomas’s Hospital was originally named after Becket it may not have been built until after his death in 1170 – although it would seem strange to call the hospital ‘ancient’ in 1215 if it were only 30 years old. The possibility therefore exists that St Thomas’s Hospital was founded in 1100 at the same time as St. Mary Overie, which would make it the oldest hospital in London (but try telling that to St. Bart’s!).
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