Almshouses, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Children outside the Almshouses with St. James' Church beyond. The Jacobean Almshouses were built in 1612 by Sir Baptist Hicks, who is buried in the church. They cost £1,000. The word 'chipping' in a place name means there was a market. The photograph is part of the P T Deakin collection.

Location

Gloucestershire Chipping Campden

Period

Stuart (1603 - 1713)

Tags

almshouse poor philanthropy charity people street village stuart (1603 - 1713) victorian (1837 - 1901)