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List Of Almshouses In The United Kingdom
The following is a list of British almshouses: England Bedfordshire *Bedford Almshouses, Bedford Berkshire * Andrew's Almshouses, also known as the Widow's House, Speenhamland * Westende Almshouses, Wokingham * Dixon's Almshouses, Aldermaston * Donnington Hospital, Bucklebury & Iffley, Oxon * Horsemoor Green almshouses, Langley Marish * Jesus Hospital, Bray * John Isbury's Almshouses, Lambourn * Place's or Jacob Hardrett's Almshouses, Lambourn * The Haven of Rest Almshouses, Maidenhead * St Mary's Almshouses, Newbury * Pearces Almshouses, Newbury * Old Hunt's Almshouses, Newbury * Coxedd's Almshouses, Newbury * Newbury Church & Almshouse Charity Almshouses, Newbury (Newtown Road & Harvest Green) * Kimber's Almshouses, Newbury * Raymond's Almshouses, Newbury * Essex Wynter Almshouses, Newbury * Mabel Luke Almshouses, Newbury * Robinson's Almshouses, Newbury * St Bartholomew's Hospital, also known as King John's Almshouses, Newbury * St Peter's Almshouses, Brimpton * Seymou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almshouse
An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) was charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the medieval era. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain forms of previous employment, or their widows, and at elderly people who could no longer pay rent, and are generally maintained by a charity or the trustees of a bequest (alms are, in the Christian tradition, money or services donated to support the poor and indigent). Almshouses were originally formed as extensions of the church system and were later adapted by local officials and authorities. History Many almshouses are European Christian institutions though some are secular. Almshouses provide subsidised accommodation, often integrated with social care resources such as wardens. England Almshouses were established from the 10th century in Britain, to provide a place of residence for poor, old and distressed people. They were someti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foster's Almshouses, Bristol
Foster's Almshouse () is a historic building on Colston Street, Bristol, England. The almshouse was founded by a bequest from the 15th-century merchant John Foster in 1492; his will can be read online.Evan T. Jones (ed.)'‘Will of John Foster, merchant of Bristol, 6 August 1492’' The National Archives, PROB 11/9, fos. 65-66 (University of Bristol, ROSE, 2008) The west wing of the current building was built in 1861, the north wing in 1872, and the south and east wings in 1880-83 by Foster and Wood. The Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne, which was built for the use of those living in the Almshouse, was restored at the same time. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. In 2007 Bristol Charities, which runs the almshouse, sold the existing buildings to a developer to develop into private accommodation. This decision was taken because the existing buildings were judged to be unfit for the purpose of housing the old and often infirm occupants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
112-116 Welsh Row Nantwich
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Cottenham
Cottenham is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. Cottenham is one of the larger villages surrounding the city of Cambridge, located around five miles north of the city. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 6095. Cottenham is one of a number of villages that make up the historical Fen Edge region in between Cambridge and Ely, which were originally settlements on the shore of the marshes close to the city of Cambridge, then an inland port. History Much of Cottenham parish lies on a lower greensand ridge around 25 feet (8m) above sea level, which until the 17th century draining of the Fens was the only dry land in between Cambridge and the Isle of Ely around 12 miles to the north-east of the village. The southern side of the parish lies on raised fertile red loam, and the original village settlement is believed to have started as a Roman British island community taking advantage of fertile pasture at the edge of the marshland in between Cambridge and Ely. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isleham
Isleham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Cambridgeshire. It is part of the Fens. It has three pubs. Geography Isleham is located in the Fens of south-east Cambridgeshire. The western parish boundary is formed by the Crooked Ditch or Crooked Drain, the eastern boundary largely by the Lea Brook and the north by the River Lark. The village lies on the B1104 from Prickwillow to Chippenham. Isleham is twinned with Nesles in France and Magdala in Germany and recently with Maltov in Russia. Amenities The village shops: a Co-op supermarket Post Office. There are also three public houses - The Griffin, The Merry Monk and the Rising Sun - and three churches The Ark Church and St Andrew's |
Arrington, Cambridgeshire
Arrington is a small village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England, with a population of 415 at the time of 2011 census.Cambridgeshire County Council: Arrington The village is north of , and south-west of the county city of . History Arrington is on the A1198 road, the old Roman |
Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking ages, and there is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951. The city is most famous as the home of the University of Cambridge, which was founded in 1209 and consistently ranks among the best universities in the world. The buildings of the university include King's College Chapel, Cavendish Laboratory, and the Cambridge University Library, one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world. The city's skyline is dominated by several college buildings, along with the spire of the Our Lady and the English Martyrs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckden, Cambridgeshire
Buckden is a village and civil parish north of St Neots and south-west of Huntingdon, England. It includes the hamlets of Stirtloe and Hardwick. It lies in Huntingdonshire, a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire and a historic counties of England, historic county, close to three transport routes of past and present: the Great Ouse, River Great Ouse, along its eastern boundary, the Great North Road (Great Britain), Great North Road that once crossed the village, but now bypasses it to the west, and the East Coast Mainline along the eastern side of the Great Ouse valley in the neighbouring parish of The Offords. Features In the centre of the village is Buckden Towers, once Buckden Palace, a residence of the bishops of Lincoln from the 12th to early 19th centuries. Several kings of England stayed there and Catherine of Aragon was held there in 1533 before being moved to Kimbolton Castle in 1534. Buckden prospered in the 18th and early 19th centuries from being just over n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souths Almshouses, Buckden (geograph 5315817)
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King Street Almshouses (geograph 5141928)
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St Nicholas's Almshouses
St Nicholas' Almshouses () is a historic building on King Street, Bristol, England. It was built in 1652 to 1656, extended in the 19th century and restored 1961 by Donald Insall. The foundations of a bastion of the City Wall were revealed during restoration. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. The almshouse was one of the first buildings in King Street, a new development then outside the city wall and beside the "Back Street Gate". The building was damaged during the Bristol Blitz and now presents only a facade to the street. It no longer serves the homeless as it did in previous centuries. It is now student accommodation. See also * Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol * List of British almshouses The following is a list of British almshouses: England Bedfordshire *Bedford Almshouses, Bedford Berkshire * Andrew's Almshouses, also known as the Widow's House, Speenhamland * Westende Almshouses, Wokingham * Dixon's Almshouses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
