Berkeley's Court
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Berkeley's Court by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Berkeley's Court
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 5 Mar 2016
Built between 1692 and 1703 as Berkeley's Hospital, still in occupation as almshouses, run by the Worcester Municipal Charities. The building at the end is the former chapel, now a meeting room. The Historic England listing refers to the Court as 'one of the finest almshouse groups in England'. Listed Grade I, the chapel as a separate entity. The WMC's brochure has a historic picture showing two rows of mature (cherry) trees growing where the lawns are today. They were removed in 1952 to create more light in the courtyard.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.194018
Longitude
-2.222322