Stoneleigh Old Almshouses
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Stoneleigh Old Almshouses
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 28 May 2021
This venerable row of almshouses is dated 1594 and was provided by Sir Thomas and Lady Alice Leigh for housing the poor. Each resident received one shilling a week but had to attend church on Saturdays, Sundays and holy days as well as a quarterly sermon preached by the local vicar. Originally each house had one room upstairs and one downstairs room with a shared garden at the rear; in more recent times extensions have been added and modern facilities incorporated but the basic units remain the same. They are grade II listed.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.351469
Longitude
-1.516644