Trinity Hospital Greenwich - The Garden Building
In October 2007 the new almshouse building within the grounds of Trinity Hospital
Greenwich was opened. The scheme provides 31 new flats offering high quality sheltered
accommodation for local elderly people of Greenwich.
The trustee has worked closely with the London Borough of Greenwich and has developed
a nominations agreement with the Local Authority for some of the flats.The trustee intends to proceed with the refurbishment of the original Grade II*
listed almshouse next year. This will add a further 12-14 refurbished flats clustered
around the original courtyard.
This development will enable an almshouse community established in the 17th century
for the benefit of local people to flourish in the 21st century in the same beautiful
setting provided by the charity's founder for this very purpose.
For the Trinity Hospital Greenwich brochure click here.
To view a map of the location of Trinity Hospital Greenwich click here
For further information on how to apply please click here or write to:
Housing Co-ordinator
The Mercers’ Company
Mercers’ Hall
Ironmonger Lane
London EC2V 8HE
The sundials at Trinity Hospital
The Greenwich Meridian passes through the site of Trinity Hospital. In honour
of this the Mercers' Company commissioned two sundials for the Garden Building.
To tell the time, look at the shadow on the sundial. It will lie along one of
the radiating red
lines when it is the hour by solar time and on the half hour it will lie along
a black line.
Every Christmas Day the shadow of the sphere on gnomon traces the upper silver
curve which crosses the hour lines. The lower gold curve marks Trinity Sunday
2007, the year in which
the sundial was made.
On this sundial the spot of light shining through the star tracks a curve on
the day when the sun enters each zodiac sign.
The Latin motto on the sundials is taken from Ecclesiastes (Chapter 3, verse
1): "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven."
