The Alms House

The Alms House, originally six alms houses, was built in 1612 and altered in the early 19th century. Constructed of limestone, with coursed and squared stone, the upper section is brick, and the roof is covered in plain tiles. The building features former paired doorways and two-light stone mullioned windows, with the central windows grouped in closely adjoining pairs. All doorways have three-centred arched heads; one central doorway remains in use, while the others are blocked. Small two-light casement windows are set within the brick upper storey. Stone coped gables are corbelled out, and the right-hand gable wall contains nesting holes indicating a former attached dovecote. Axial stacks are present. The alms houses were founded by Sir William Roberts.