Christ's Hospital of Abingdon is a charity with a long history, based in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire).
History
A royal charter established the Master and Governors of the Hospital of Christ of Abingdon in 1553, the year that Mary I succeeded to the English throne. Sir John Mason, a Tudor diplomat, was its first Master from 1553 to 1566.
The charity supports almshouses in Abingdon. Sampson Strong decorated the hall with portraits of founders, benefactors and former governors.
The charity has been involved with education, educating Abingdon boys from 1608 until 1870. There has been a close connection with Abingdon School since 1870.
Christ's Hospital established Albert Park in northwest Abingdon (west of Abingdon School) in the 1860s on the site of the former Conduit Field.
The current charity is based at St Helen's Wharf in Abingdon, Registered Charity Number 205112.
Names of Masters The following list contains the names of the Masters.
Name of MasterYear/s as MasterSir John Mason 1553–1565Roger Amice 1566, 1567, 1568Richard Mayott 1569, 1570Thomas Orpwood 1571, 1604, 1613, 1614James Fisher 1572, 1578, 1585William Braunch 1573, 1574, 1581, 1593Thomas Stampe 1575, 1577Thomas Smith 1576, 1582Thomas Tesdale 1579Thomas Mayott 1580, 1594, 1603, 1627Paule Orpwood 1583, 1595Lionell Bostock 1584, 1598John Fisher 1586William Kishey 1587Anthony Tesdale 1588, 1607John Wise 1580Richard Tesdale 1590William Lee 1591, 1602, 1619, 1624William Welling 1592Francis Little 1596, 1597Robert Payne 1599, 1621John Blacknall1600Paule Dayrell 1601James Hide 1605William Bostock 1606Thomas Reade 1608, 1623, 1632Lawrence Stevenson 1609, 1620John Mayott1612, 1615, 1616, 1625, 1633, 1649, 1659Richard Curtyn 1617, 1627, 1635Robert Kisbey 1618Richard Chickin 1622Thomas Clempson 1626Edmond Bostock 1628, 1636John Fyssher 1629John Payne 1630Edmund Franklyn 1631, 1642, 1654Thomas Wilde 1637John Hawes 1638William Castell 1638Richard Mayott 1639, 1643William Payne 1640Richard Payne 1641Robert Mayott 1643Thomas Steed 1644John Bolter 1645, 1656James Curteyne 1646, 1657, 1665, 1675, 1684Thomas Payne 1647, 1655Richard Cheyney 1648Francis Payne 1650, 1658, 1668, 1672Jonathan Hawe 1651, 1660, 1664, 1671, 1682Edward Bond 1652, 1662William Wells 1653, 1661William Cheyney 1663, 1666William Weston 1667John Payne 1668, 1677, 1686, 1694George Winchurst 1670Robert Blackaller 1673, 1678, 1685, 1693, 1709Robert Morris 1674, 1679, 1687, 1695William Cheyney 1676, 1690Robert Sellwood 1680, 1689, 1696, 1703Richard West 1681, 1688Thomas Hulcotts 1683James Corderoy 1691Thomas Sparks 1692Michael Rawlins 1697, 1705, 1716, 1723Henry Knapp 1698, 1708John Sellwood 1699, 1707John Spinage 1700, 1714Richard Ely 1701, 1706, 1715, 1724, 1726, 1729George Drew 1702Robert Mayott 1704Thomas King 1710William Phillipson 1711William Dunn 1712Richard Mayott 1713John Rawlins 1717Anthony Clackson 1718Clement Saxton 1719, 1729Thomas Prince Sr. 1720John Pretty 1721Matthew Anderson 1722, 1739, 1740, 1741, 1752, 1759, 1764James Saunders 1725, 1740William Wells 1726Thomas Read 1727, 1730, 1741
Name of MasterYear/s as MasterJohn Waldron 1728William Motley 1730Edward Saxton 1731Edward Green 1732, 1743William Hawkins 1733, 1744Edward Spinage 1734, 1742William Yateman 1735, 1745John Crossley 1736, 1746John Knapp 1737, 1747John Fludger 1738, 1748, 1764Thomas Justice 1749, 1757, 1761, 1765John Eldridge 1750, 1766Richard Basely 1751, 1770Rev. Michael Rawlins 1753Edward Baldwin 1754Richard Rose 1755, 1771George Knapp Sr. 1756, 1772Charles Cox 1757Henry Harding 1758John Bowles 1760, 1784John Knapp 1762Thomas Prince Jr. 1763Joseph Penn 1767Robert Crew 1768Dudson Rawlins 1769, 1790William Bowles 1776, 1778, 1789William Eldridge 1777, 1792John Payne 1778Robert Crew 1780James Powell 1780, 1793John Harding 1781John Bedwell 1782, 1794Edward Child 1783, 1795, 1804, 1814Samuell Sellwood 1785, 1797, 1805, 1816William Allder 1786, 1798, 1806George Hawkins 1787, 1788James Penn 1791James Smallbone 1793Thomas Prince III 1796, 1808, 1812Henry Knapp Sr. 1799, 1811John Eldridge 1800Thomas Knight 1801, 1814, 1815, 1826, 1827Benjamin Morland 1802John Gallaway 1803John Francis Spenlove 1807, 1820, 1828Thomas Baker 1809, 1819, 1831James Cole 1810, 1821, 1832Richard Bradfield 1813, 1824Samuel Cripps 1817Henry Knapp Jr. 1818, 1834Thomas West 1822Thomas Curtis 1823, 1835Charles King 1825, 1837William Church 1826John Vindin Collingwood 1829, 1839William Strange 1830William Doe Belcher 1833, 1842, 1843, 1854George Bowes Morland 1836, 1844, 1866, 1867Daniel Godfrey 1838, 1847, 1855, 1859, 1868Richard Badcock 1840, 1864Benjamin Collingwood 1841John Hyde 1845, 1850, 1856, 1861, 1870John Tomkins 1846, 1851, 1857William Belcher 1848, 1853, 1862Thomas Hedges Graham 1849, 1860, 1869Edwin James Trendell 1852, 1863William Pemberton 1858, 1865John Creemer Clarke c.1890Arthur Edwin Preston1929John Holden Hooke1959Herbert George Mullard1962–76Douglas Arthur KittoDr Jack Cherry1984–85Ernest William Johnston Nicholson1985–86William James Howard Liversidge 1986, 1987Norman John HolmesDavid Roger BarrettMichael William Matthews1997Thomas Chamberlain1998Helen Mary Ronaldson 2003Geoffrey Robert Morris 2008Robert Farrant2009Tom Ayling 2018–present
See also List of almshouses in the United Kingdom
References
External links Christ's Hospital of Abingdon