It was here that Henry VII founded the Savoy Hospital for poor, needy people, leaving instructions for it in his will. It was opened in 1512.
The grand structure was the most impressive hospital of its time in the country and the first to benefit from permanent medical staff. It closed in 1702 and in the 19th century the old hospital buildings were demolished.
The Masters of the Savoy were:
- 1517 William Hogill
- 1551 Robert Bowes
- 1556 Ralph Jackson
- 1559-1570 Thomas Thurland
- 1594-1602 William Mount
- 1602 Richard Neale
- 1608 George Montaigne
- 1618 Walter Balconquall
- 1618-1621 Marc Antonio de Dominis
- 1621 Walter Balconquall
- 1645-1660 John Bond
- 1660-1663 Gilbert Sheldon
- 1663-1699 Henry Killigrew
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