Harley's Almshouses, Hay-on-Wye
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Harley's Almshouses, Hay-on-Wye
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 30 Jun 2010
Located on Church Road, near the start of Brecon Road, these former almshouses date from 1832. A stone plaque http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1956652 built into the wall records the origin of the almshouses. Below are a few of the many original stipulations as to who could reside here. Candidates must... 1)...have been residents in the town of Hay or of some other place within the county of Brecon. 2)...be members of the Church of England. Papists (ie Roman Catholics) and Dissenters were specifically stated to be ineligible. 3)...be widows or spinsters of 60 years of age at least. There were other regulations regarding cleanliness and good behaviour. At the far end of the almshouses is Loggin Cottage http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1956635 built on the site of a former toll house.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.070937
Longitude
-3.130633