Alms Houses, Southwood Lane, Hampstead
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Alms Houses, Southwood Lane, Hampstead
Image: © Richard Rogerson Taken: 8 Jan 2014
The school mistresses house is in the centre of twelve former alms houses. Sir John Wollaston built six houses in 1658. By 1722 they had decayed and Edward Pauncefort rebuilt them as a range of twelve houses.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.572575
Longitude
-0.149205