Bellots Hospital
In 1590 Queen Elizabeth gave Bath a new charter. From then on Bath had a mayor and
aldermen. There were some improvements in the little town. Bellots almshouses were
built in 1609. In 1615 a scavenger was appointed to clean the streets. In 1633 thatched
roofs were banned because of the risk of fire. It is amazing that this coat of arms
on Bellots Hospital has survive all this time even though the building is altered
and rebuilt. You can see the coat of arms in the two drawings. The earlier on the
left shows the original building. These arms have been repainted many times in its
long history. I have cleaned, re-
