Sandes Hospital almshouses
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Sandes Hospital almshouses
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 19 Apr 2016
The almshouses for poor widows were founded in 1659 by Thomas Sandes, a wealthy woollen merchant. The cottages were rebuilt in 1852 by Miles Thompson, a Kendal architect, and refurbished in 1993. There are plaques recording these dates in the gable of the cottage on the left, which is the former library - see Image . The dwellings are grade II listed. See Images of England http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=75399 for architectural details, also photo taken in 2001 when the chimneys were much taller.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.325841
Longitude
-2.748145
