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This view, taken looking towards the abbey gateway, shows on the right the much altered St John's Hospital. This dates from around 1130, and was built for Abbot Vincent around a courtyard. Since 1938 the west side buildings hav gone, demolished for road widening. The pedimented range beside the abbey gateway had an upper storey added in 1731 for the town council, but earlier on the town acquired the old hospital for municipal uses, having achieved borough status in 1556. In 1563 parts of it became the Grammar School, endowed by John Roysse.
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