William Cordell
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Sir William Cordell of Melford Hall in the parish of Long Melford, Suffolk, was an English lawyer, landowner, administrator and politician who held high offices under both the Catholic Queen Mary I an
Monument and effigy of Sir William Cordell, Long Melford Church, Suffolk
Arms of Sir William Cordell, stained glass window in Lincoln's Inn
The Hospital of the Holy and Blessed Trinity at Long Melford established in 1573 by Sir William Cordell as an almshouse for 12 aged men and a warden and still serving its original purpose, though now accepting single women and married couples.
The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Long Melford, Suffolk, England. It is one of 310 medieval English churches dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
William Cordell
…in 1559, he entertained Queen Elizabeth lavishly there in 1578. He died at his official residence in Chancery Lane on 17 May 1581 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church at Long Melford, where his monument stands. At Long Melford he founded the Hospital of the Holy Trinity and in his will left charitable bequests to…
Holy Trinity Church, Long Melford
Holy Trinity Church aerial view
Medieval stained glass window, north aisle.
Scale model of the church, showing the successive changes of appearance of the main tower.