2016

TL4559 : Victoria Homes

taken 8 years ago, near to Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England

This is 1 of 8 images, with title Victoria Homes in this square
Victoria Homes
Victoria Homes
Cambridge Victoria Homes

The Cambridge Victoria Homes have provided accommodation for the elderly members of Friendly Societies since 1837.
It is a community of sixteen dwellings, situated near the centre of Cambridge.

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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TL4559, 1307 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 9 April, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 13 September, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 4512 5957 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:12.9143N 0:7.3642E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 4508 5950
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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