Thomas Parsons Square
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Thomas Parsons Square
Image: © John Firth Taken: 15 Sep 2010
Almshouses belonging to the Thomas Parsons charity. Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. Thomas Parsons was a wealthy resident of Ely in the 15th century, who provided these houses for the elderly poor of Ely, and set up the charity to maintain them in perpetuity.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.398036
Longitude
0.258798