The Eastbridge Hospital

The Eastbridge Hospital

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The Eastbridge Hospital

The Eastbridge Hospital of St. Thomas was founded in 1190 to accommodate the the pilgrims that had started to visit the tomb of St. Thomas Becket who was murdered in 1170. The word hospital is used in its original sense, meaning a place of hospitality. Originally those people in need; typically the old or infirm could stay for free whilst healthy and solvent pilgrims were expected to pay.

Since its foundation 1190 the fortunes of the Eastbridge Hospital have fluctuated but in that time it has been an almost constant source of  help and charity.

Today, in a tour of the Hospital you can see the; Chantry Chapel, Pilgrims Chapel. Undercroft with Gothic Arches and Refectory with its 13th century mural

Opening Hours:

• The Eastbridge Hospital is open all the year round between Monday and Saturday (inclusive) 10am to 5pm.

Address: 

• Eastbridge Hospital
  25 High Street
  Canterbury 
  Kent CT1 2BD
• Tel: 01227 471688
• www.eastbridgehospital.org.uk

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