Little Castle House is a building in Monmouth, Wales. Also known as The Dispensary it was one of Monmouth's early medical facilities.
| Little Castle House | |
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 Little Castle House | |
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| Alternative names | The Oldest Dispensary in Monmouth |
| General information | |
| Address | The Castle |
| Town or city | Monmouth |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°48′45″N 2°43′01″W / 51.812488°N 2.716998°W |
| Current tenants | Private House |
History edit
It was founded to provide free advice and medicine for the poor, and to encourage vaccination. The support and financing was largely from donations, concerts, fees and exhibitions.[1] Three doctors were appointment annually after a table of their skills and cures had been examined.[1] The dispensary had an income of around £200 annually and dispensed around £160 worth of medicine each year.[1] It continued until Monmouth Hospital and Dispensary was opened at Cartref, St James' Square, in 1868.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c Keith Kissack, Victorian Monmouth, The Monmouth Historical and Educational trust, ISBN 0-9503386-2-1, page 60
- ^ Keith Kissack, Monmouth and its Buildings, Logaston Press, 2003, ISBN 1-904396-01-1, page 65