The half timber and half brick cloister around the almhouse quadrangle, founded in 1437 by the Earl and Countess of Suffolk to house 13 economically-disadvantaged men under the care of two chaplains. It is one of the earliest examples of quad-plan almshouses.

Date:
1870
Location:
God's Place Almshouses, High Street, Ewelme, South Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
CC73/01142
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Curator: Davies, Angela

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Medieval Almshouse, Medieval Cloister, Health And Welfare