The Houblon Almshouses, Richmond
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The Houblon Almshouses, Richmond
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 20 Mar 2011
The formal design, the dark brickwork, and the small first-floor windows all contribute to a rather stern impression - a little barracks. A tablet over the porch in the middle dates the building to 1758, and reads as follows: THESE ALMS-HOUSES WERE ERECTED AND ENDOWED BY MRS. REBECCA AND MRS. SUSANNAH HOUBLON M.DCC.LVIII The site lies on the boundary of the grid-square. The 1:25,000 sheet suggests that it belongs in this square rather then the next to the north.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.461331
Longitude
-0.297088