Drake Almshouses in Old Amersham
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Drake Almshouses in Old Amersham
Image: © David Hillas Taken: 23 Jun 2017
Located at 94-104 High Street HP7 0DS, the six almshouses date from 1657 and were donated to the town by Sir William Drake "for the relief of six poor widows of good repute in the parish". However, only three of them are currently occupied, as they needed to be reconstructed to meet today's standards.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.66719
Longitude
-0.621245