A Bird’s Eye View of Wynards Hospital, Exeter, Edward Ashworth, 1880

This watercolour by architect and amateur artist edward ashworth shows wynard’s hospital on magdalen street. Wynard’s was founded as almshouses for the poor and infirm of exeter in 1435. They continued to house the poor until 1973 when they became council offices, today they have been converted to private housing. Date: 1880. Place of creation: Colleton. Dimensions: height: 315 mm (12.40 in); width: 520 mm (20.47 in). Medium: watercolor on paper. Depicted Place: Wynard's Hospital. Collection: Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery. A Bird’s Eye View of Wynards Hospital, Exeter