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From: "Rob" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] almshouses
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 13:24:03 +0100
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Correct me if I am wrong but weren't Alms houses a charity of the church?

Rob
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From: "Anne Peat" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Lon] almshouses


> Adele,
> it would depend on the terms of the bequest which funded the almshouses.
> Usually they provided cheap housing for respectable older people who
> followed a particular trade, or were associated with a parish, for
> example.
> In many of them, you lived independently, with other members of your
> family also in residence ( I have on in Devon with a wife and a
> grand-daughter also living in the house.)
> There might be a warden, but his job was to keep the peace and make sure
> the residents behaved themselves ( you can read Anthony Trollope's 'The
> Warden' for an insight into a C of E foundation in the 19th century).
> If care was to be given, it was usually termed a 'hospital' - not what we
> understand as a hospital today, more like a nursing home. In this case
> there might be a matron and a physician appointed.
> HTH
> Anne
> On 4 Apr 2006, at 21:00, PentonyGraham wrote:
>
>> When someone resided in an almshouse (just found out through a cousin,
>> one of her relations was in one at St. Pancras) would he/she be caring
>> for themselves, without the aid of what we term today retirement/nursing
>> homes please? I understood, and correct me if incorrect, that one lived
>> there, by own means in their twilight years? But was kept an eye on...
>>
>> thank you
>>
>> Adele
>> NZ
>>
>>
>
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