Grade II listed Coram Tower, Lyme Regis
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Grade II listed Coram Tower, Lyme Regis
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 29 Jun 2017
The four storey building on the corner of Pound Street and Pound Road was Grade II listed in 1974. The Dorset Life website states that Lyme native Thomas Coram spent a decade building ships in Massachusetts. After making his fortune, he obtained a Royal Charter from King George II establishing a hospital in London for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children. Coram Tower, now flats, was built as a house for the masters of St Michael's College (now Coram Court) in the late 19th century. Located near Coram's birthplace, the building was named as a memorial to the creator of the foundling hospital.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.724808
Longitude
-2.94122