Winchester, St Cross Hospital, The Wayfarer's Dole 1928
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By the rules of the foundation, for eight centuries travellers have been given bread and ale on demand—the Wayfarers Dole. If you visit St Cross Hospital and ask—even today—you will be given a portion of bread and a beaker of ale. A delightful custom. May it long continue!
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