Chapel of St John the Baptist, originally the Hospital of St John. 

We pass this unassuming building most days. Originally, the Hospital of St John, founded about 1000 years ago for 3 purposes; to provide hospitality for poor travellers, to support 4 or 5 poor clerks teaching in Ripon, and to provide soup for the poor. It then took on a new role; to support a chaplain and poor boys attending the grammar schools in Ripon. And then in 1544-1545 it was re-organised as an Almshouse. It was then let to a National School. The present chapel was built on an ambitious scale, with seating for 200.

So, 
A place of hospitality for poor travellers
A place to support poor teachers
A soup kitchen
A home for poor children
An almshouse
A school
A church

What a history!