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
The almshouses are presently undergoing modernisation and refurbishment and the residents have been re-housed until this has been completed.
Lady Lumley's Almshouses
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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- Grid Square
- SE8383, 309 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Christine Matthews (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 30 June, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 15 August, 2014
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SE 834 831
[100m precision]
WGS84: 54:14.2252N 0:43.3049W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
SE 833 831
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
