Hospital of Maison Dieu (Berwick upon Tweed)
Maison Dieu was founded as a hospital for the poor in 1287. (1)
The hospital of the Domus Dei, or Maison Dieu, was supposedly for lepers.
In 1603 the property became the possession of the Corporation and was referred to as 'Mason Due'. The House was situated at the corner of the present bridge where the National bank now [1888] stands; the quay in front of the building long contined to be called the 'Mason Due'. (2)
The National Bank of Scotland at NT 99745279 is completely modern. (3)
Domus Dei or Maison Dieu. Secular establishment with chaplain. Founded by Philip de Ryedale in 1286. A petition of 1333 shows that the house was destroyed by seige but refers to its lands and properties in the later 14th century and is named in Dunbar's Poem in the late 15th century. On 1564 map and in 1603 the buildings were is use as a forge and bullet yard taken over by Mayor and Burgages from the Crown. (4)
The hospital of the Domus Dei, or Maison Dieu, was supposedly for lepers.
In 1603 the property became the possession of the Corporation and was referred to as 'Mason Due'. The House was situated at the corner of the present bridge where the National bank now [1888] stands; the quay in front of the building long contined to be called the 'Mason Due'. (2)
The National Bank of Scotland at NT 99745279 is completely modern. (3)
Domus Dei or Maison Dieu. Secular establishment with chaplain. Founded by Philip de Ryedale in 1286. A petition of 1333 shows that the house was destroyed by seige but refers to its lands and properties in the later 14th century and is named in Dunbar's Poem in the late 15th century. On 1564 map and in 1603 the buildings were is use as a forge and bullet yard taken over by Mayor and Burgages from the Crown. (4)
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FIELD OBSERVATION, Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigation 1967; D Smith
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