11-23, GEORGE STREET (See details for further address information)

This is a symmetrical terrace of almshouses built in the 1838. The buildings are constructed of coursed worked stone with steeply pitched, graduated green slate roofs and tall cylindrical pots on multiple chimney stacks. The design incorporates a two-story central section flanked by single-story side wings, with a short gabled wing extending to the rear.

The front elevation features a central gable containing an entrance and a window on either side, with three windows above. A further three doors and three pairs of windows are arranged alternately on each side. The windows are single-pane sash windows with segmental pointed arches, all having heavy drip moulds. A curved drip mould adorns the window above the central entrance, where a plaque reads "ALMS HOUSES / FOUNDED BY / CALEB CROWTHER MD / AD 1838." The gable is finished with heavy kneelers and a corbelled finial. The doors, some of which are false, have large hinges, and the central door is framed by an architrave. A low stone wall with replacement railings runs along the front. The rear elevation has been partially remodelled, reducing the number of entrances from eight to four. Windows in the central section match those on the front, while other openings have been altered and ramps constructed to two entrances. The basic layout and footprint of the buildings remain unchanged. Decorative plaques with quatrefoil decoration are present on the central gable and the end of each side wing, and the bargeboards are intricately pierced.

Internally, each of the four dwelling units contains a living room, bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. A wooden staircase behind the central entrance leads to an upper floor, which contains a single room with a grey marble fireplace and cornices. A steel beam has been inserted across the rear wall to prevent collapse. Original features remain only in the front windows and doors; the other dwelling units have been altered.

The almshouses were originally endowed by Dr Caleb Crowther in 1838, a general practitioner and consultant to the pauper lunatic asylum, to house twelve nonconformist almsmen in six units. Dr Crowther is buried at the rear of the terrace. Between 1990 and the present time, the units were adapted into single accommodation for four individuals, with alterations to the internal layout and to the entrances and windows at the rear. The upper floor room, previously used as a Trustees meeting room, is now unused.