Abbot's Hospital in Guildford High Street, also known as the Hospital of the Blessed Trinity, was built in 1619 by George Abbot who was the Archbishop of Canterbury. He built the Hospital "out of love to the place of my birth". There was to be accommodation for twelve 'Brothers' and eight 'Sisters, aged over sixty, unmarried and resident in Guildford for twenty years or more. The building resembles one of the contemporary Oxford and Cambridge Colleges - a quadrangle with staircases leading to the individual rooms. It is one of the finest examples of Tudor brickwork in the country. There is a common room and a chapel with Flemish pictoral glass in the windows. The gatehouse with its ogee-domed turrets and the shaped gables of the cross-wings are typical of 'Tudor' brick building.

Abbot's Hospital is not normally open to the public, as it still provides residential accommodation.  However, it is possible to visit the chapel as part of a guided walk with the Guildford Tour Guides.  Click on the link to "Walks" in Attractions section to the left of this column.