The Hospital of the Blessed Trinity, better known as Abbot's Hospital, is a Jacobean

Jacobean architecture

The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James I of England, with whose reign it is associated.-Characteristics:...

 building founded by George Abbot, the Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. In his role as head of the Anglican Communion, the archbishop leads the third largest group...

 (1611–1633), in 1619. It is situated on the High Street in Guildford

Guildford

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, and is opposite the Holy Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church, Guildford

Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in the centre of Guildford, England. A large, red brick building, it was built on the site of a mediaeval church which collapsed in the mid-18th century...

, where George Abbot is buried.

Owners of the hospital, which is now town centre accommodation and has been for some 400 years, launched a Heritage Appeal in 2004 to raise some £564,000 for much needed restoration work, to repair damage after years of continual use since 1619.

The Hospital can currently house up to 26 residents, originally Abbot’s accommodated only single people but a new block, built within the grounds in 1984, now enables 7 couples to be housed.