Penrose Almshouses, Litchdon Street, Barnstaple, Devon
These almshouses were originally 20 dwellings. Each one housed 2 people of the same sex. They were completed in 1627, 3 years after the death of the founder, John Penrose. Above the doorway a plaque records 'this howse was founded by Mr John Penrose, marchant, sometime maior of this towne. Ano Do 1627', John Penrose lived from 1575-1624 and was a dealer in woollen goods and mayor of Barnstaple.
