Almshouses, Chipping Norton

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Almshouses, Chipping Norton

Image: © David P Howard Taken: 16 Mar 2014

A row of eight almshouses in Church Street, founded by Henry Cornish in 1640. The almshouses were provided at his own expense for eight aged widows who had to be of honest and godly life and conversation: In addition, he left money to provide coats and gowns for two poor men and two poor women, and fourpence each to 40 other widows. He bequeathed 12 other cottages around the town to be let to honest people who could afford to rent them, but stipulated that the rents should never be increased. http://www.cotswolds.info/places/chipping-norton.shtml

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.943055
Longitude
-1.54592