NHER 5487 (Monument record) - Site of St John the Baptist's Hospital

1967. Field Observation.
Traces of what appears to be the remains of the hospital of St. John the Baptist were located at no. 50 Norfolk Street (NHER 58826).
Information from (S1). See NHER 58826 for further details.
M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 20 May 2013.

According to (S2) the hospital of St John the Baptist was situated in the Dam Gate of Lynn. On (S3) Norfolk Street was called Damp Gate Street and traces of a building believed to be the hospital were found at 50 Norfolk Street. According to (S4) the hospital was founded around 1135, dissolved in 1545 and consisted of a master and brethren with church, hospital, hall, chambers, houses and a court. This description of the hospital in the 13th century also appears in (S3) which notes that the hospital was the gift of Richard de Brecham to the master and brethren. (S3) also states that in 1536 the hospital was valued at £7 6s 11d.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 3 July 2019.

1984. Building survey.
During assessment of No. 50 Norfolk Street (NHER 58826), a wall was uncovered between No. 50 and No. 51 (NHER 58813). It has been suggested that this wall is part of the remains of St John the Baptist's Hospital.
Information from (S1). See NHER 58826 for further details.
E. Rose (NAU) 12 December 1984, amended by M. Langham-Lopez (HES), 21 May 2013.

May 2010. Watching brief.
Twenty piles were sunk under archaeological supervision during development of a formerly vacant lot within the historic core of King's Lynn.
No evidence for the medieval hospital of St John was recorded. Finds were limited to a single sherd of late-17th century pottery.
See NHER 60067 for further details.
H. Hamilton (HES), 03 June 2014.