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arcade, a stone bell-cote containing one bell was placed above the east end of the north aisle. The gallery in the north aisle was removed, and the arcade was rebuilt in a more orthodox Gothic style. Medieval windows in the south wall of the chapel also appear to have been renewed. The chapel was reseated, and most of the 17th- and 18th-century fittings, which had included a three-decker pulpit, were cleared away. In 1870 the walls and nave were raised, buttresses were added to the outside of the south wall and a new high pitched roof was installed.
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with a house for the warden and a two-storey building with four two bedroomed flats. It was in the 1960s when married couples were allowed to take residence in the hospital. In 1984 the stained glass in the east window of the chapel was replaced by a magnificent interpretation of 'Christ in
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Lichfield was a popular place for pilgrims as the new cathedral housed a shrine with the remains of St Chad. To provide shelter for these many pilgrims and travellers
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Adjacent to the southern city gates a chapel was built (where it stands today). South of the chapel a long stone building was built to provide a home to the
Augustinian Canons and where the travellers and pilgrims were accommodated. For the next 300 years, St John's carried out the function of
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In addition to their lodging the men would receive seven pence a week. Bishop Smyth initiated the rebuilding of the Canons hall. A three-storey
Masters Hall was built to the west of the chapel and a new wing was added south of the chapel. The new Tudor building with its row of eight chimneys
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Lichfield after the gates had closed for the night. The distinctive eight chimneys fronting St John's Street date back to the
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with solemn vows to provide food and shelter for the travellers. This priory brought into being 'The
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provided a great advance with each resident having his own room and fireplace. This is the building today fronting St John's Street currently. In 1720 the
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