2014

SE8383 : Lady Lumley's Almshouses, Thornton-le-Dale, Yorkshire

taken 12 years ago, near to Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, England

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Lady Lumley's Almshouses, Thornton-le-Dale, Yorkshire
Lady Lumley's Almshouses, Thornton-le-Dale, Yorkshire
Quotation from website:

"These Alms Houses were a gift to the village from Elizabeth, Viscountess Lumley.
They were built in 1670. Lady Lumley owned much of the land around this area.
At the end of the row is the Old Grammar School, also endowed by Lady Lumley.
It was open to all children from the above named areas who could read the New Testament.
It had a spacious school room which could seat 200 pupils
In 1890, there were only 16 pupils in the school."

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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Housing, Dwellings Roads, Road transport Primary Subject: House Plaque other tags: Almshouses House Date Stone Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Photographer
Christine Matthews   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 30 June, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 15 August, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 834 831 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:14.2252N 0:43.3049W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 833 831
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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