introducing fundraising lottery
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The Lord Leycester Hospital is a registered Charity No: 216831. It is 100% funded by donations, grants, ticket sales and room hire for weddings and events. Donations are very much appreciated and go directly to maintaining our medieval buildings and heritage and supporting our charitable mandate of providing alms houses to wounded or aged warriors. We are also looking for specific funding on the following projects:
Our Capital Campaign - LLH450
In June 2018 we launched a Capital Campaign to raise funds to conserve and protect the Lord Leycester into the future. If you are interested in what we are doing - please stay tuned to this space for more updates.
Lord Leycester Hospital receives National Lottery support
The Lord Leycester Hospital has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for “Project Seven Centuries of Midlands Civic Heritage” a restoration and revival project of the 700 year old buildings in the centre of Warwick. Made possible by National Lottery players, the project aims to unlock the heritage and history of these medieval buildings that have been at the centre of the civic and philanthropic life of Warwick since the 14th century.
Development funding of over £200,000 has also been awarded to help the Lord Leycester Hospital progress their plans to apply for a full grant at a later date.
The project aims to restore the fabric of the historic buildings that are currently open to the public; reveal new areas never publicly seen before including the medieval wall of Warwick, and create a modern exhibition facility to tell the stories of seven centuries of Warwick civic and philanthropic life to new audiences of all ages.
Master of the Lord Leycester, Heidi Meyer said “Our vision is a revitalised historic icon in the centre of Warwick reconnected to its community more than ever before, making it relevant to new communities and contemporary town life. We are grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for opening the doors for us to start this work.”
A revitalised LLH will offer a unique visitor experience that gives the Visitor a glimpse into the life and community of medieval Guilds and then later as a Hospital created by Lord Dudley, Earl of Leycester as a home and place of sanctuary for wounded warriors of the Elizabethan age. Four hundred and fifty years later the mission of the Lord Leycester is unchanged as sanctuary is given to young soldiers who fought in our modern wars and well deserving older soldiers. It is Warwickshire’s equivalent of the Royal Hospital Chelsea – but smaller and older. The Lord Leycester Great Hall was built as a grand events hall in the middle ages and today many local weddings and celebrations take place in the same timbered roof hall seven hundred years later.
Lord Leycester Hospital receives National Lottery support
The Lord Leycester Hospital has received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for “Project Seven Centuries of Midlands Civic Heritage” a restoration and revival project of the 700 year old buildings in the centre of Warwick. Made possible by National Lottery players, the project aims to unlock the heritage and history of these medieval buildings that have been at the centre of the civic and philanthropic life of Warwick since the 14th century.
Development funding of over £200,000 has also been awarded to help the Lord Leycester Hospital progress their plans to apply for a full grant at a later date.
The project aims to restore the fabric of the historic buildings that are currently open to the public; reveal new areas never publicly seen before including the medieval wall of Warwick, and create a modern exhibition facility to tell the stories of seven centuries of Warwick civic and philanthropic life to new audiences of all ages.
Master of the Lord Leycester, Heidi Meyer said “Our vision is a revitalised historic icon in the centre of Warwick reconnected to its community more than ever before, making it relevant to new communities and contemporary town life. We are grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for opening the doors for us to start this work.”
A revitalised LLH will offer a unique visitor experience that gives the Visitor a glimpse into the life and community of medieval Guilds and then later as a Hospital created by Lord Dudley, Earl of Leycester as a home and place of sanctuary for wounded warriors of the Elizabethan age. Four hundred and fifty years later the mission of the Lord Leycester is unchanged as sanctuary is given to young soldiers who fought in our modern wars and well deserving older soldiers. It is Warwickshire’s equivalent of the Royal Hospital Chelsea – but smaller and older. The Lord Leycester Great Hall was built as a grand events hall in the middle ages and today many local weddings and celebrations take place in the same timbered roof hall seven hundred years later.
current funding projects:
More alms-houses for wounded warriors
GOAL £30,000 PER FLAT
For 450 years our charity has been providing homes for wounded and needy soldiers. Over the past four and a half centuries we estimate we have provided over 500 wounded and needy brave men a place of sanctuary and peace. Our Elizabethan charter from 1571 says we must give a free home to local midlands soldiers who have fallen on hard times whether wounded in battle or down on their luck! These special guest are called the Brethren. We would like to give those wounded in modern battles a chance to take us up on our centuries old charity. But we can't do this until we upgrade our flats. In August 2017 we were given a grant from the Grocers to upgrade a flat for a wonderful 28 year old hero wounded in Helmand, Afghanistan. He lives with us now and we are honoured to have him as part of our Brethren community! We would like to have his comrades join us too by renovating and upgrading our current 12 flats, but we need funding to create better spaces for them to live here with their brothers in arms. We have already received generous funding from Warwick Private Hospital Trust and Warwick Relief in Need towards this worthy goal! But we could do with a lot more help...
An exhibit of 700 hundred years of history
Goal £80,000
Tucked away in the nooks and crannies of the Lord Leycester are artefacts that span five hundred years of history. We would like to put them on display. Properly displayed they will tell the story of centuries of lives that have been lived within the Lord Leycester in an unbroken span from Medieval to present day: The table Thomas Oken sat around with Guildsmen of Warwick; Robert Dudley's will; his first wife's Amy Robsart's embroidery from the 16th century; the chair King James 1 sat in for the banquet in his honour in the Great Hall; a 16th century ink well; Oscar Wilde's signature in our Guest book; a breast plate and helmet left by a former Brother who had fought at Waterloo; medals from Brothers who had fought in Crimea; William Morris tapestries; and Tudor silver bears given to the Brothers by Elizabeth 1, are just a few of the artefacts we would like to reveal to the world. Woven together these valuable pieces can tell the story of centuries of philanthropic life at the Lord Leycester. But we need the funding and expertise to ensure it is historically accurate, faithfully interpreted and accessible to the public.
King JaMes I - "Reveal the Seal"
Goal £50,000
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The Great Hall of the Lord Leycester has been used for seven centuries by Warwick towns folk and their guests as a place of entertaining and socializing. But it is in a poor state of repair and we want to restore it! We want the Great Hall to go on being a central hub and a place to hold special events and celebrations.
In 1617 King James I visited Warwick at the invitation of Sir Fulke Greville who was living at Warwick Castle and to meet the townspeople they decided to hold a banquet in the Lord Leycester Hospital's Great Hall. After this momentous event the Great Hall became known as the King James Hall. It took the people of Warwick ten years to pay for the Kings banquet. Sir Fulke Greville had a plaque of the occasion made and put on the wall for the event. Today that plaque, or seal, has been covered up by a false wall. We want to "Reveal the Seal" so it is on display for all to see. We held a magnificent Charity Banquet in true King James style on November 3, 2017 in the Great Hall at the Lord Leycester to raise funds and in February 2018 the Beer Festival, organised and hosted by Court Leet, raised more funds for our project. We thank Court Leet so much! See Events Page for more information. |
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