hostry

"The Hostry can be a success under the right ownership, but Mr Parker is not even willing to put the pub on the market.

Robert Penne leased from 1517 a plot of land in the southern part of the abbey precinct, 'the great garden called the Hostry garden'.(82) Many Westminster inhabitants leased gardens or 'allotments' in this way, and, although many must have grown food for their own consumption, some may have used the fruits of their labour as a supplementary source of income.(83) In the same year Penne also leased 'the Mill ditch and bank by St Peter's wharf', located on the south-east bank of the Thames bordering the abbey sanctuary.(84) This musician probably held the right of access to buildings associated with the commercial function of this wharf, and again this may have provided additional income.

At Norwich Cathedral Hostry, Hopkins Architects rose to the challenge of working in a beautiful and very imposing setting.

This extension of the cathedral's space occupies the same ground as the original hostry and incorporates many of its ancient walls, subtly emphasizing the fragmented ruins within the fabric of this boldly modern building.