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Maurice de Gaunt was the founder of Beverston Castle in Gloucestershire, England. He began the construction circa 1225 AD without royal licence, and completed the project in 1229 with granting of a licence for the final crenellation. Beverston Castle was further enlarged in the mid fourteenth century and saw action in the English Civil War. The castle is in partial ruin with occupancy as of 2006.
Muarice de Gaunt was the grandson of Robert Fitzharding, the founder of St Augustine's Abbey, Bristol, the forerunner of Bristol Cathedral. Maurice de Gaunt established St Mark's Hospital, otherwise known as Guant's Hospital, in Bristol, which is the forerunner of the Lord's Mayor's Chapel.
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