2014

TQ5841 : Gallard's Almshouses

taken 10 years ago, near to Southborough, Kent, England

This is 1 of 7 images, with title Gallard's Almshouses in this square
Gallard's Almshouses
Gallard's Almshouses
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

Gallards Almshouses

C J Gallard’s Almshouses is a registered charity providing accommodation for residents of the Borough of Tunbridge Wells who are over 55 and of limited means; priority is given to applicants from Southborough. There are 26 self-contained flats in the heart of Southborough.
The houses were built in 1912.


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Geographical Context: Health and social services
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TQ5841, 949 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 9 February, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 26 March, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5817 4196 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:9.3024N 0:15.6201E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 5815 4195
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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