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|text=To the pious memory of Mis Dorothy Calthorpe 2.d Daughter of Iames Calthorpe later of Ampton Eſqß: by Dame Dorothy his Wife, this Virgin Foundreſs of the Almſhowſe left this life for a better 8th Nov: A.D. 1693 In the 45th year of her age. |
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Single storey. Colour-washed brick, with chamfered and rusticated red brick quoins and dressings, and a slightly projecting central bay with triangular pediment and brick dentil cornice. Black glazed pantiles and 2 internal chimney-stacks each with 2 round shafts of ornate moulded brick. 4 late C19 canted bay windows in earlier openings, with C20 small-paned casements. Central entrance door with 8 raised fielded panels, and subordinate doors in recessed porches. The range appears to have been considerably restored in the mid C19, when the present roof, the chimney-stacks and dentil cornice were added to the older structure. The Latin inscription, now very faint, reads: 'MDCXCIII DOROTHEA CALTHORPE HOSPITIUM HOC FUNDIT VIRGO IN VIRGINIUM SOLAMEN.' The original foundation was intended for 6 poor women, but the endowment was insufficient. |
Single storey. Colour-washed brick, with chamfered and rusticated red brick quoins and dressings, and a slightly projecting central bay with triangular pediment and brick dentil cornice. Black glazed pantiles and 2 internal chimney-stacks each with 2 round shafts of ornate moulded brick. 4 late C19 canted bay windows in earlier openings, with C20 small-paned casements. Central entrance door with 8 raised fielded panels, and subordinate doors in recessed porches. The range appears to have been considerably restored in the mid C19, when the present roof, the chimney-stacks and dentil cornice were added to the older structure. The Latin inscription, now very faint, reads: 'MDCXCIII DOROTHEA CALTHORPE HOSPITIUM HOC FUNDIT VIRGO IN VIRGINIUM SOLAMEN.' The original foundation was intended for 6 poor women, but the endowment was insufficient. |
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Revision as of 18:56, 16 October 2022
Dorothy Calthorpe | |
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 Dorothy Calthorpe as depicted on the monument to her in Ampton Church | |
| Born | 28 December 1648 Ampton |
| Died | 8 November 1693 Ampton |
| Notable works | "A Castell in the aire, or the pallace of the man in the moone" and "Discription of the Garden of Edden" |
| Relatives |
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Dorothy Calthorpe (1648-1693) was an author of poetry and philanthropist known for an autograph manuscript volume containing poems, a prose romance, and two devotional prose narratives.
Early life and family
Calthorpe was born in Ampton, Suffolk on 28 December 1648 to James Calthorpe and Dorothy Reynolds.[1]
Writings
Death and bequests
MDCXCIII DOROTHEA CALTHORPE HOSPITIUM HOC FUNDIT VIRGO IN VIRGINIUM SOLAMEN
— Inscription on the Almhouses funded by Calthorpe's bequest
To the pious memory of Mis Dorothy Calthorpe 2.d Daughter of Iames Calthorpe later of Ampton Eſqß: by Dame Dorothy his Wife, this Virgin Foundreſs of the Almſhowſe left this life for a better 8th Nov: A.D. 1693 In the 45th year of her age.
A Virgin votary is oft in Snares
This safely vow'd & made ye Poor her Heirs
— Inscription Calthorpe's memorial
Single storey. Colour-washed brick, with chamfered and rusticated red brick quoins and dressings, and a slightly projecting central bay with triangular pediment and brick dentil cornice. Black glazed pantiles and 2 internal chimney-stacks each with 2 round shafts of ornate moulded brick. 4 late C19 canted bay windows in earlier openings, with C20 small-paned casements. Central entrance door with 8 raised fielded panels, and subordinate doors in recessed porches. The range appears to have been considerably restored in the mid C19, when the present roof, the chimney-stacks and dentil cornice were added to the older structure. The Latin inscription, now very faint, reads: 'MDCXCIII DOROTHEA CALTHORPE HOSPITIUM HOC FUNDIT VIRGO IN VIRGINIUM SOLAMEN.' The original foundation was intended for 6 poor women, but the endowment was insufficient. [2]
Further reading
- Calthorpe, Dorothy (2022). News from the Midell regions and Calthorpe's chapel. Julie A. Eckerle. New York. ISBN 978-1-64959-069-5. OCLC 1309958824.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Feminist formalism and early modern women's writing : readings, conversations, pedagogies. Michelle M. Dowd, Lara Dodds. Lincoln. 2022. ISBN 978-1-4962-3154-3. OCLC 1309954509.
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References
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jefferies. 1832.
- ^ "ALMSHOUSES, Ampton - 1284044 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] https://celm-ms.org.uk/authors/calthorpedorothy.html [6] [7]
- ^ Dowd, Michelle M. (2013). "Reimagining Paradise: The Politics of Form in Dorothy Calthorpe's Garden of Eden". Early Modern Women. 8: 181–205. ISSN 1933-0065.
- ^ "Writings, [1672-1684]. - Yale University Library". collections.library.yale.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jefferies. 1832.
- ^ The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jefferies. 1832.
- ^ Dowd, Michelle M.; Eckerle, Julie A. (2011-03-28). "The Devotional Writings of Dorothy Calthorpe". ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews. 24 (1–2): 89–98. doi:10.1080/0895769X.2011.540539. ISSN 0895-769X.
- ^ News from the Midell Regions and Calthorpe’s Chapel.
- ^ Dodds, Lara; Dowd, Michelle M. (2022-05). Feminist Formalism and Early Modern Women's Writing: Readings, Conversations, Pedagogies. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-3154-3.
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