Church Estate Almshouses

Church Estate Almshouses
Location Sheen Road, Richmond, London, England
Built 1843
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name: Richmond Church, Estate Almshouses
Designated 25 May 1983
Reference no. 1252805

Church Estate Almshouses are Grade II listed[1] almshouses in Richmond, London, located on Sheen Road, near Hickey's Almshouses. Most of the buildings date from 1843 but the charity that built them is known to have existed in Queen Elizabeth I's time and may have much earlier origins.[2]

The almshouses are now managed by The Richmond Charities.[2][3] New residents are accepted from 65 years of age.[4]

Further reading

  • "The Almshouses of Richmond" (PDF). Local History Notes. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. p. 3. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Richmond Church, Estate Almshouses (1252805)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Church Estate Almshouses". The Richmond Charities. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Richmond Charities". Charity Performance. DG Publishing. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Church Estate Almshouses". Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC). Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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