Gramer's Almhouses
GRAMER'S ALMHOUSES, 6,7 AND 8, THE GREEN
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1034753
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Gramer's Almhouses
- Statutory Address:
- GRAMER'S ALMHOUSES, 6,7 AND 8, THE GREEN
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2004-07-18
- Reference:
- IOE01/10838/30
- Rights:
- © Mr Peter Garratt. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1034753
- Date first listed:
- 23-Nov-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Gramer's Almhouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- GRAMER'S ALMHOUSES, 6,7 AND 8, THE GREEN
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GRAMER'S ALMHOUSES, 6,7 AND 8, THE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- North Warwickshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Mancetter
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 32042 96658
Details
MANCETTER THE GREEN SP3296 11/107 Nos. 6, 7 and 8 Gramer's 23/11/51 Almshouses GV II Almshouses; originally 6 but now 3 houses. Dated 1728. Founded by James Gramer. Some mid/late C20 alterations. Whitewashed brick with wood dentil cornice. Plain-tile roof; 3 mid/late C20 brick ridge stacks. Originally one-unit plans. One storey; 12 bays. Doors to first, fifth and ninth bays have overlights with glazing bars. No.6 on left has ribbed door; Nos. 7 and 8 have flush 4-panelled doors. Sashes throughout, with C20 sashes in 3 former doorways. All openings have painted stone or rendered lintels with keyblocks. Central slate inscription panel has painted moulded wood architrave with fluted pilasters, triglyphs and pediment with armorial device. Inscription records the erection of the building by James Gramer 'Citizen and Goldsmith of London and a native of this place' with an endowment of £2,000. Interiors not inspected. (Buildings of England: Warwickshire: p347; VCH: Warwickshire: Vol IV, pl18)
Listing NGR: SP3204296658
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 309200
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Doubleday, AH, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Warwick, (1947), 118
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 347
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 06-Jun-2026 at 04:31:30.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.