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Greenwich Hospital
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Founded in 1694 by Queen Mary after designs by Christopher Wren, was from 1705 till 1869 an asylum for disabled sailors; since then the funds, amounting to £167,259 a year, have been distributed in pensions and also utilised for the upkeep of Greenwich Hospital Schools (where 1000 children of seamen receive board and education); since 1873 this hospital has served as the college for the Royal Navy.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Greenwich Hospital'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/greenwich-hospital.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Greenwich Hospital'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/greenwich-hospital.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
