Almshouses, Cruxwell Street, Bromyard, Herefordshire

These almshouses were founded in c1656 by P. Phineas Jackson, the local vicar. There were seven tenements for seven aged women, built around three sides of a courtyard. In 1876-7 the residents were allowed 2s 6d per week.

Location

Herefordshire Bromyard

Period

Stuart (1603 - 1713)

Tags

almshouse poor charity philanthropy Stuart (1603 - 1713)