2016

SX4854 : Lanyons Almshouses

taken 9 years ago, near to Plymouth, England

This is 1 of 10 images, with title Lanyons Almshouses in this square
Lanyons Almshouses
Lanyons Almshouses
Lanyon Almshouses

Lanyon House is sheltered housing scheme managed by Plymouth Charity Trust. The House was built in 1869.
There are 15 flats.
Grade II listed. LinkExternal link

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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SX4854, 2261 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 11 June, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 20 December, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 4824 5464 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:22.3220N 4:8.1279W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SX 4824 5463
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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