2014

TR0161 : Almshouses, South St

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

This is 1 of 7 images, with title Almshouses, South St in this square
Almshouses, South St
Almshouses, South St
Almshouses, South Road

Victorian Grade II listed Almshouses. LinkExternal link 470 ft long with a central chapel.

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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Geographical Context: Health and social services
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TR0161, 1908 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 17 June, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 7 January, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0119 6126 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:18.8921N 0:53.1345E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 0120 6124
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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