2011

TR1457 : St Mary's Court Almshouses

taken 13 years ago, near to Canterbury, Kent, England

St Mary's Court Almshouses
St Mary's Court Almshouses
Almshouses are charitable housing provided to enable people (typically elderly people who can no longer work to earn enough to pay rent) to live in a particular community. They are often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain forms of previous employment, or their widows, and are generally maintained by a charity or the trustees of a bequest.
Alms are, money or services donated to support the poor and indigent. Almshouses were established from the 10th century in Britain, to provide a place of residence for poor, old and distressed folk. The first recorded almshouse was founded in York by King Athelstan; the oldest still in existence is the Hospital of St. Cross in Winchester, dating to about 1132. In the Middle Ages, the majority of European hospitals functioned as almshouses.
An incomplete list of British Almshouses can be found at LinkExternal link

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TR1457, 1817 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 14 May, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 19 October, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1452 5755 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:16.6016N 1:4.4603E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1451 5754
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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