In 1614 Thomas Coningsby converted what had originally been the conventual buildings of the Blackfriars Monastery and the preceptory of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem to a hospital for old soldiers and serving men.

[2] Coningsby made rules that required a chaplain to preach a sermon and march the pensioners to Hereford Cathedral every Sunday.

[1] Funds to support the pensioners and the working of the hospital came from a charge on the Hampton Court estate.

Initially thought to be a monk of the Blackfriars, analysis of the bones in 2007 revealed the remains may have been that of a woman.

[4] The Coningsbury's Hospital charity manages almhouses for "former members of HM's forces or for those who have undertaken substantial service for the local community within the counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire or Salop".