Almshouse Collection

Licensed Victuallers Asylum
View of the The Licensed Victuallers National Asylum (now Caroline Gardens) in 1830, an extensive almshouse estate off Old Kent Road at Asylum Road, opened in 1827

Church of the Hospital of St Cross, Winchester, Hampshire, early 20th century(?). The church of the oldest charitable institution of Britain, almshouses founded in the 12th century. From Winchester

Nine Houses, Park Street, Chester, Cheshire. 23rd November 1965

The Alms House, 1855. Creator: Joseph Cundall
The Alms House, 1855

Union Workhouse, Easthampstead, Berkshire
A distant view of the Easthampstead Union workhouse, Berkshire, opened in about 1836, in buildings adapted from former almshouses

View of the Merchant Taylors Almshouses on Lee High Road, Lewisham, London, 1826

New Almshouses at Watford erected by the Salters' Company of London, 1864. Creator: Unknown
New Almshouses at Watford erected by the Salters' Company of London, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. F. Downer. 'The original premises were burnt down in the Great Fire of 1666

The Albert Wing of the Licensed Victuallers Asylum, Old Kent-Road, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Albert Wing of the Licensed Victuallers Asylum, Old Kent-Road, [London], 1858. The existing buildings comprise the habitations for 126 inmates, to which the new Albert Wing, when completed

View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751

View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens, 1751

Stanstead College, Rowlands Castle, Hants. 1856. From "Illustrated London News", 1856. Creator: Unknown
Stanstead College, Rowlands Castle, Hants. 1856. The late R. Dixon, Esq...who, during a long and honourable career as a port-wine merchant

The Printers Almshouses, Wood-Green, Tottenham, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Printers Almshouses, Wood-Green, Tottenham, 1856. Inauguration of charity housing in London...for the reception of aged

The Aged Freemasons Asylum, at Croydon: opened on Thursday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Aged Freemasons Asylum, at Croydon [south of London]: opened on Thursday, 1850. The Asylum has been erected from the design of Mr. S. W

Celebration of Palm Sunday in the Hall of Sackville College, East Grinstead, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Celebration of Palm Sunday in the Hall of Sackville College, East Grinstead, [Sussex]. 1850. This Hall, until lately used as a scullery, is a spacious lofty room with an open oak roof of three bays

Master Mariners Almshouses a41_00139
MASTER MARINERS ALMSHOUSE, CARR LANE, CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL. An exterior view of the Master Mariners Almshouses, damaged in an air raid in 1941

Twenty new almshouses at Greenside, Greatham, were dedicated and blessed by the Bishop of Durham, John Habgood. He was assisted at the ceremony by the Rt

New Church of St. John the Baptist, Isleworth, 1857. Creator: Unknown
New Church of St. John the Baptist, Isleworth, 1857. The style of the church is Gothic, of the Perpendicular period...The architect was James Deason

St Cross Hospital and Church, Winchester, Hampshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

United States of America. Pennsylvania Hospital. Philadelphia. Founded in 1751 by Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond. It became one of the leading public hospitals in the country. Engraving

Chipping Campden, from Country Houses of the Cotswolds (b/w photo)
CLF320695 Chipping Campden, from Country Houses of the Cotswolds (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: the almshouses were built by Sir Baptist Hicks)

View of the Albergo dei Poveri, Poorhouse, in Palermo, c. 1800, Sicily, Italy, Historic
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The Front Elevation of Bromley College, Kent, 1777-1790. Creator: John Bayly
The Front Elevation of Bromley College, Kent, from Edward Hasted s, The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent, vols. 1-3, 1777-1790

Sion College, at London Wall, near Cripplegate
6340436 Sion College, at London Wall, near Cripplegate by Smith, John Thomas (1766-1833); (add.info.: Sion College, at London Wall, near Cripplegate)

Tomkins Almshouses, Abingdon (engraving)
5211617 Tomkins Almshouses, Abingdon (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomkins Almshouses, Abingdon)

Bubwiths Almshouses, Wells (engraving)
5211604 Bubwiths Almshouses, Wells (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bubwiths Almshouses, Wells)

The Whitgift Hospital, Croydon (engraving)
5211597 The Whitgift Hospital, Croydon (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Whitgift Hospital, Croydon)

Bablake Hospital, Coventry (engraving)
5211591 Bablake Hospital, Coventry (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bablake Hospital, Coventry)

Brownes Hospital, Stamford (engraving)
5211587 Brownes Hospital, Stamford (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brownes Hospital, Stamford)

Almshouses at Ewelme, Oxfordshire (engraving)
5211585 Almshouses at Ewelme, Oxfordshire (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Almshouses at Ewelme, Oxfordshire)

Almshouses at Stratford-on-Avon (engraving)
5211584 Almshouses at Stratford-on-Avon (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Almshouses at Stratford-on-Avon)

St Margarets Hospital, Wimborne (engraving)
5211575 St Margarets Hospital, Wimborne (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Margarets Hospital, Wimborne)

The Hospital ofs John, Canterbury (engraving)
5211573 The Hospital ofs John, Canterbury (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hospital ofs John, Canterbury)

Merchant Taylors Almshouses, Merchant Street (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832308 Merchant Taylors Almshouses, Merchant Street (pencil & w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Alderman Stephens Almshouse, Temple Street (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831635 Alderman Stephens Almshouse, Temple Street (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Alderman Stephens Almshouse, Temple Street (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831634 Alderman Stephens Almshouse, Temple Street (pencil & w/c on paper) by Cashin, Edward (fl.1823-26); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

New Front of Whites Almshouses, 1826 (w / c on paper)
2831618 New Front of Whites Almshouses, 1826 (w/c on paper) by Rowbotham, Thomas Leeson the Elder (1783-1853); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Collegiate students of the Garibaldi Hospice in Palermo rebel against the masters (colour litho)
2798847 Collegiate students of the Garibaldi Hospice in Palermo rebel against the masters (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

New Almshouses and School Buildings at Fulham (engraving)
1608318 New Almshouses and School Buildings at Fulham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Almshouses and School Buildings at Fulham)

Grave monument of Theodore I of Corsica, Theodor Stephan Freiherr von Neuhoff, 1694-1756, in St. Ann, Westminster. Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of

Rosamonds Pond, St. James Park, circa 1758 (filled up in 1770). Copperplate engraving by John Thomas Smith after original drawings by members of the Society of Antiquaries from his J.T

The Aubrey Hospital, Hereford (engraving)
5211610 The Aubrey Hospital, Hereford (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Aubrey Hospital, Hereford)

The Penrose Almshouses, Barnstaple (engraving)
5211603 The Penrose Almshouses, Barnstaple (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Penrose Almshouses, Barnstaple)

The Porch, Waldrons Almshouse, Tiverton (engraving)
5211598 The Porch, Waldrons Almshouse, Tiverton (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Porch, Waldrons Almshouse, Tiverton)

Fords Hospital, Coventry (engraving)
5211595 Fords Hospital, Coventry (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fords Hospital, Coventry)

Leicesters Hospital, Warwick (engraving)
5211579 Leicesters Hospital, Warwick (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leicesters Hospital, Warwick)

The Boniface Hospital, Maidstone (engraving)
5211578 The Boniface Hospital, Maidstone (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boniface Hospital, Maidstone)

Almshouses at Lyford, Berks (engraving)
5211569 Almshouses at Lyford, Berks (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Almshouses at Lyford, Berks)

Sculpture on Leper Hospital, Taunton (engraving)
5211566 Sculpture on Leper Hospital, Taunton (engraving) by Heath, Sidney (b.1872, fl.1907-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sculpture on Leper Hospital, Taunton)

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"Exploring the Rich History of Almshouses: From Winchester to London, and Beyond" Step back in time with us as we delve into the fascinating world of almshouses. These historic institutions have played a vital role in providing shelter and support for those in need throughout the centuries. One notable example is the Church of the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester, Hampshire. Dating back to possibly the early 20th century, this almshouse has stood as a beacon of hope for generations. Similarly, Joseph Cundall's creation, The Alms House from 1855, showcases architectural beauty intertwined with philanthropy. Venturing further into London's history, we encounter the Merchant Taylors Almshouses on Lee High Road. Captured in an enchanting photograph from 1826, these buildings stand as a testament to compassion and community spirit. Moving northward to Chester, Cheshire on that memorable day - November 23rd, 1965 - Nine Houses on Park Street remind us that even small-scale they can make a significant impact on local communities. Meanwhile, across oceans lies Pennsylvania Hospital in the United States. This institution exemplifies how almshouses transcended borders and became symbols of care worldwide. Traveling overseas again brings us to Sicily's Palermo where we find the Albergo dei Poveri or Poorhouse dating back to around 1800. A digitally restored reproduction reveals its historical significance and reminds us of its enduring legacy. Closer to home once more stands Master Mariners Almshouses—a41_00139—an embodiment of gratitude towards seafarers who dedicated their lives at sea while offering them solace during retirement years. Lastly but not leastly are Greenside's new twenty almshouses at Greatham—dedicated dwellings designed specifically for those deserving individuals who seek comfort amidst life’s challenges.