Gray's Almshouses is a terrace of almshouses in Taunton, Somerset, England, founded in 1635 by the wealthy cloth-merchant Robert Gray, whose monument...
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cider. Gray's Almshouses in East Street, founded by Robert Gray in 1615 for poor single women, are red brick buildings bearing the arms of Robert Gray, dated...
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almshouses. It includes historial almshouses (some of which are no longer in use as charitable housing) and new-build almshouses. Bedford Almshouses,...
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the reign of his brother, King Stephen. Taunton is also the site of Gray's Almshouses, which dates from 1635, and a building in Fore Street from the 16th...
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The Tollemache Almshouses, also known as the Wilbraham Almshouses or Wilbraham's Almshouses, are six former almshouses in Nantwich, Cheshire, England...
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The Widows' Almshouses, also known as the Wilbraham or Wilbraham's Almshouses and as the Widows' Hospital, are former almshouses for six widows in Nantwich...
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Henry I, fortified the bishop's hall. Taunton is also the site of Gray's Almshouses, which dates from 1635, and two buildings in Fore Street from the...
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The Wilbraham's Almshouses, also known as the Wilbraham Almshouses, are six former almshouses in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, located on the north side...
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Lambourn (redirect from Lambourn Almshouse Act 1588)
Estbury (1508), who founded the almshouses outside, and fine effigies of Sir Thomas Essex and his wife (1558). The almshouses were established by an Act of...
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Algernon Tollemache (redirect from Algernon Gray Tollemache)
Lords refused. In 1892 his widow, Frances Louisa Tollemache, founded six almshouses in Ham, London in his memory, with an endowment of £16,000 to support...
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Livery Dole (category Almshouses in Devon)
to the chapel and almshouses 1849 sculpted escutcheon of arms of Denys of Holcombe Burnell & Bicton on the new Livery Dole Almshouses. Arms of Denys: Ermine...
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almshouses and the Warden's House which has a plaque recording Lady Hewley's bequest and her preference for Unitarians to benefit from the almshouses...
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practices. In 1511, Jakob deposited 15,000 florins as an endowment for some almshouses. In 1514, he bought up part of Augsburg and in 1516 came to an agreement...
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row of almshouses, built in 1622 for Richard Wyatt, the Master Carpenter of the Carpenters' Company in London. Farncombe Infants' School, on Grays Road...
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Prebendal School, Oxford University and Gray's Inn. In 1625, he provided funds for the erection of almshouses on the east side of New Broyle Road. They...
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granted to John Cokke 1544/5; residence built on site 1585; converted to almshouses c.1812 St Saviour ____________________ Hitchin Nunnery Redbourn Priory...
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Robert Dennis (MP) (section Livery Dole Almshouses)
side) to Holcombe Burnell. In March 1591, he founded the Livery Dole Almshouses in Heavitree Road, to the east of Exeter, near which site in 1531/32 his...
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extensive historical notices and a view of the original almshouses. Built in a single terrace, the almshouses consisted of six houses with attics over, each to...
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Richard Amhurst (category Members of Gray's Inn)
1621. He went out on 2 August 1623 as serjeant-at-law. He founded the almshouses at Pembury. Amhurst died between 8 August 1630 when he made his will and...
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1600s, it was officially founded on the second floor of the New York City Almshouse in 1736, 40 years before the American Revolution." "New York City Health...
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works locally, including founding two sets of almshouses for impoverished men. He also founded almshouses in Monken Hadley, Middlesex, where he is buried...
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Sherborne Abbey (section Almshouses)
(2012). "Kellaway and the almshouses". The Sherborne Page. Retrieved 29 December 2020. Carter, Blanche LH (1931). "Sherborne Almshouse". Dorset Year Book: 19...
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travels to Ashmore, Illinois, to investigate the Ashmore Estates, a former almshouse built in 1916 and then converted into a private psychiatric facility in...
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16th-century almshouse chapel built with monies left by Michael MacQueen in 1537. Work was completed in 1544 and it operated as a hospital almshouse (dedicated...
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Robert Hitcham (category Members of Gray's Inn)
and later Pembroke College, Cambridge, studying law. He was admitted to Gray's Inn on 3 November 1589 from Barnard's Inn and was called to the Bar in 1595...
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erected almshouses for eight or nine poor single men and women aged over 64, with small pensions for their maintenance. Both school and almshouses were to...
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blind founded in 1329, and earlier still by a nunnery. They comprised the almshouses, a hall and chapel, and the library added to the foundation by John Simson...
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John Freeston (category Members of Gray's Inn)
(1512–1594) was a barrister from Altofts, West Yorkshire, admitted in 1544 to Gray's Inn in London. Possibly inspired by Walter Midway, Freeston posthumously...
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which burnt down in 1931, now flats and offices. 1899: Terry Memorial almshouses in Skeldergate. 1900–02: Buildings in River Street, Colenso Street and...
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this is a large transaction, coming just 2 or 3 months before Gray's further sale of Gray's Inn or Portpool Manor, Holborn, to Denys as well. It may, therefore...
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