The Alms Houses western entrance
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The Alms Houses western entrance
Image: © Stuart Logan Taken: 29 Feb 2012
Endowed in 1437 by Geoffrey Chaucer's granddaughter the almshouses are officially called "The Two Chaplains and Thirteen Poor Men of Ewelme in the County of Oxford". Nowadays available to both genders, originally only men could live here. As time went on the rules were relaxed to allow their wives to join them but widows had to move out. At least one widow solved her problem by marrying the next incumbent of alms.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.617636
Longitude
-1.068201