A young girl and boy standing outside the Lacock Road elevation of the Hungerford Almshouses in Corsham

Date:
1890 - 1910
Location:
Hungerford Almshouses, Pound Pill, Corsham, Wiltshire
Reference:
OP19766
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The almshouses, Warden's House and schoolroom were built in 1668 for Lady Margaret Hungerford of Corsham Court. The photograph was taken by Gerald Sanville, a photographer based in Manchester in the early twentieth century and who was also part of the photographic practice of Oakley and Sanville.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Sanville, Gerald

Keywords

Stuart Almshouse