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The magnificent St John's House is a very fine example of its period. Part of the timber farmed rear is dated 1626 and the front was refaced in sandstone and remodelled circa 1666. The house is on the site of, and perhaps incorporates part of the structure of the medieval Hospital of Saint John the Baptist, founded by Henry de Newburg, Earl of Warwick, in the reign of Henry II. The house has been used as a private residence, a school and administrative offices of the War Department. Bought by Warwickshire County Council in 1960 and turned into a museum. On the first floor of the house is The Royal Warwickshire Regiment of Fusiliers Museum. Many fine internal original features remain. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link
A market town and county town of Warwickshire, Warwick lies on the River Avon, 11 miles (18 kilometres) south of Coventry. There is evidence of unbroken habitation from the 6th century AD with signs of Neolithic and Roman activity before that date. It was a Saxon burh in the 9th century and Warwick Castle was built during the Norman Conquest. Much of the town was destroyed in The Great Fire of Warwick in 1694. Warwick Racecourse is located just west of the town centre. The Grand Union Canal passes through the town and the restored Saltisford Canal Arm is close to the town centre.