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Little Castle House, Monmouth

Little Castle House
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Little Castle House
Alternative names The Oldest Dispensary in Monmouth
General information
Address The Castle
Town or city Monmouth
Country Wales
Coordinates 51°48′45″N 2°43′01″W / 51.812488°N 2.716998°W / 51.812488; -2.716998Coordinates: 51°48′45″N 2°43′01″W / 51.812488°N 2.716998°W / 51.812488; -2.716998
Current tenants Private House
Designations Grade II Listed

Little Castle House is a Grade II Listed building in Monmouth Wales. Also known as The Dispensary it was one of Monmouth's early medical facilities.

It was founded to provide free advice and medicine for the poor, and to encourage vaccination. The support and financing was largely from donations, concerts, fees and exhibitions. Three doctors were appointment annually after a table of their skills and cures had been examined. The dispensary had an income of around £200 annually and dispensed around £160 worth of medicine each year. It continued until Monmouth Hospital and Dispensary was opened at Cartref, St James' Square, in 1868.


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