1 3 ▁wid ows . ▁They ▁now ▁received ▁each ▁year ▁£ 1 3 ▁ 1 0 s ▁( ), ▁a ▁g own ▁and ▁a ▁t onne ▁of ▁coal , ▁and ▁in ▁addition ▁the ▁New ▁Year ▁six p ence ▁( ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁garden ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁pla que ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁which ▁reads ▁' Su ffic it ▁Mer uis is ' ▁- ▁' it ▁is ▁enough ▁to ▁serve '. ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁Pl um pt re ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Kent ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 6 , ▁they ▁supported ▁the ▁char ity ▁by ▁re building ▁the ▁hospital ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁Add itional ▁al m sh ouses ▁were ▁built ▁in ▁Canal ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁( Th ese ▁were ▁demol ished ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁char ity ▁no ▁longer ▁had ▁the ▁resources ▁to ▁improve ▁Pl um pt re ▁Hospital ▁and ▁its ▁residents ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁al m sh ouses . ▁The ▁building ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Royal ▁National ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁Bl ind ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Ins cription ▁Ins cription ▁on ▁the ▁building ▁reads ▁PL U MP T RE ▁H OS P IT AL ▁F ounded ▁and ▁end owed ▁for ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁a ▁Master , ▁a ▁priest , ▁and ▁th ir teen ▁poor ▁W id ows , ▁By ▁John ▁de ▁Pl um pt re ,