Christ's Hospital of Abingdon

Christ's Hospital of Abingdon is a charity with a long history, based in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire).

[2] 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.

[1] Sampson Strong decorated the hall with portraits of founders, benefactors and former governors.

[4] Christ's Hospital established Albert Park in northwest Abingdon (west of Abingdon School) in the 1860s on the site of the former Conduit Field.

Long Alley Almshouses next to St Helen's parish church , used by Christ's Hospital for meetings. [ 1 ]
Part of Albert Park, Abingdon , with the Albert Monument in the centre. Christ's Hospital of Abingdon established the park in the 1860s. [ 5 ]