From the Register of Scheduled Monuments: Hospital of St Mary founded by Hubert de Burgh in the reign of King John; dissolved in 1544 and handed over to the Admiralty for a victualling yard. The surviving building, now a portion of the Town Hall, represents only a lateral extension of the 13th century infirmary hall: the chapel of which remains in a restored form in the East end. The roof and floor of the present hall are modern.