Another case, from 1403, refers to Ralph and Alicia Symondes, who were granted a house and money, rather than a place in the hospital, in return for their assets.

This particular example highlights that by the 15th century the Hospital of St Wulfstan had become less a charitable care home for the elderly and infirm, but rather a profitable business.

[6]By 1441, the ethics of this practice had been called into question, and Bishop Bourchier of Worcester reformed the hospital, banning the granting of corrodies.

[6] Bourchier restricted the hospital's activities to handing out a weekly dole of bread to the poor and caring for the sick inmates.

[1] The plan of this rebuild may have seen the building built around two courtyards,[5] and among the rooms dating to the 15th century include a "painted chamber" showing religious figures including Catholic saints which were believed to have been made around 1475 to 1490 in what may have been a specially painted chamber for the dying where ill patients could come to pray, with the pictures showing the life to come.

During the English Civil War, the Wylde family were supporters of King Charles I and later King Charles II, and by 1651, the Commandery was owned by Thomas Wylde, and the building was chosen as the headquarters for the Royalist army during the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651; an old mound in the grounds used previously to defend Sidbury Gate in 1646 was fortified in 1651 and is now known as Fort Royal Hill.

[1] Before 1791, the Dandridge family added domestic wings on the eastern side of the building, including the prominent house at the northeastern corner of The Commandry.

[3] The first headmaster, Reverend Robert Hugh Blair, believed that blind boys should be able to have a formal education and to pursue professional careers.

He redeveloped the building into a printworks known as Littlebury & Company, and they printed newspapers, glossy magazines, railway timetables and town guides.

[3][6] The Commandery became Grade I listed on 5 April 1971,[1] and Littlebury & Company continued until 4 October 1973 when the last owner decided to retire after 50 jobs at the printworks were lost due to the introduction of Value-added tax.