Purey-Cust Lodge

Purey-Cust Lodge is a historic building in the English city of York, North Yorkshire.

[2] Its southern wall makes up part of the western end of Precentor's Court, a mediaeval cul-de-sac.

[1] In 1914, two years before his death, Arthur Purey-Cust funded the establishment of the Purey-Cust Nursing Home in the lodge, with its aim being to provide low-cost healthcare to those who could not afford such treatment at the normal rate.

[2] After around three decades of success, the introduction of the National Health Service in 1948 made the nursing home's existence redundant.

[2] After two decades, it was decided that Purey-Cust Lodge could no longer meet the requirements of a modern hospital.