The walls of the Willoughby Almshouses, Cossall
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The walls of the Willoughby Almshouses, Cossall
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 4 Nov 2007
The road frontage of the almshouses consists of this pair of parallel walls. They are almost like a set of medieval or prehistoric entrances to a fortification with the gateways in each wall offset. Quite why this arrangement should have been chosen is a mystery.
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