Sir William Moyle's Almshouses, Gallery Lane, St Germans, Cornwall

These almshouses were built in 1583. They form a long rectangular range with 6 one room almshouses on the ground floor and 6 similar almshouses above on the first floor. Access to the first floor is via stairs at either end of a gallery across the front. This galley forms a loggia for the ground floor houses. They were converted into 4 dwellings in the 20th century.

Location

Cornwall St Germans

Period

Tudor (1485 - 1602)

Tags

almshouse poor philanthropy charity Tudor (1485 - 1602)