The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Parts Adjacent, vol. 4
Allen, Thomas
1827
Green Coat Hospital, or School.
This charitable foundation was founded by several inhabitants of the city of in the year . Their intention was to establish an hospital in this city similar to the excellent institution of , London: to accomplish this, application was made to Charles I., who by his letters patent of the , in the year of his reign, constituted certain inhabitants of the city of a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of They were to consist of governors. inhabitants of this city, to have perpetual succession, with a right of electing governors, for supplying vacancies; and to purchase lands, tenements, &c. in mortmain, to the value of per annum. The king also endowed the hospital with the sum of per annum, which is paid out of the treasury. | |
This noble design was much retarded, and indeed almost frustrated, by the rebellion of the Puritans against the crown and constitution. | |
The charitable donations of Charles II., however, and of some others, raised the estate to about ; but even this is much reduced by fines paid to the dean and chapter of (it being chiefly church-lands) on the renewal of the leases. Casual donations, however, serve to preserve the income of the hospital, so that it is able to maintain a respectable character among the numerous | |
219 | charitable institutions of the metropolis. The school is solely for the use of the children of parents belonging to the parish of . |
This hospital was rebuilt at the charge of Dr. Busby and Charles Twitty, esq. Mr. Cross and Mr. Green gave towards the building . The duchess of Somerset gave to this hospital per annum, for ever. Mr. Emery Hill, bequeathed in , , and per annum. Hugh Squire gave . Since which time there have been a few ether donations and bequests. | |
Near this school is another respectable foundation of a similar nature. It is called | |
