Ford's Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands Finish:Single View of the Indigent Blind

View of the Indigent Blind School at St George's Fields

he became a notable publisher but is now better known as one of the founders of the science of electricity

A cup of tea makes a welcome break for these men

The other holds a lance and a coat of arms

' Plate 25 from the book A philosophical account of the works of nature

Ford's Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands Finish:Single View of the Indigent BlindFord's Hospital, Coventry, West Midlands, 1924 1926. The hospital or almshouse, founded in 1509 by William Ford, provided sheltered accommodation for elderly people. Illustration from Hutchinson's Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume IV, (Hutchinson and Co, 1924 1926).