Almshouses, Much Hadham

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Almshouses, Much Hadham

Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 23 Jun 2013

Typical single-storey almshouses, along the east side of the High Street. An inscription over a doorway reads 'Rebuilt 1866'. My guess is that the present houses replaced others dating from the 17th century - which would have been similar in scale and style. Almshouses are often the oldest small dwellings in a locality, but not here in Much Hadham, where a good number of early timber-framed cottages have survived.

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