A traveller receiving the 'Wayfarer's Dole' from the porter in the porter's lodge at the Hospital of St Cross
- Date:
- 1892 - 1933
- Location:
- Hospital Of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire
- Reference:
- CGH01/01/0006
- Type:
- Drawing
The 'Wayfarer's Dole' is an ancient tradition carried out at the Hospital of St Cross. Any visitor who asks for the dole at the Porter's Lodge is given beer and bread before they leave.
This is part of the Series: CGH01/01 Drawings and Paintings by Charles George Harper; within the Collection: CGH01 Charles George Harper Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Artist: Harper, Charles George
Medieval Hospital
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