Gorely House
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Gorely House
Image: © John Baker Taken: 1 Mar 2013
In 1877, Mrs Susan Gorely, the wife of Charles Gorely (who had a farm in Ladywell) paid for ten almshouses to be built just below Cowgate Cemetery. A further £14,000 was left to the almshouses in 1907 upon the death of a Dr Astley and further funds to extend the homes were provided by Henry Hobday of Buckland Paper Mill in 1921. The main entrance seen from Cowgate Hill.
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Image Location
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