Purril'S Almshouses

Purril's Almshouses are a group of five almshouses built in the 15th century, rebuilt in 1728, and altered in the 20th century. They are constructed of red brick in Flemish bond, with ashlar quoins and dressings. The front range features a concrete pantile roof and brick coped partly tumbled gables, while the rear range has a shallow slate roof. The front range is 11 bays wide and single storey, with brick dentillated eaves, two 20th-century doors, and nine 20th-century glazing bar sash windows, all topped with segmental brick heads. An ashlar plaque beneath the eaves commemorates the rebuilding in 1728 by the Charity of Mr. William Purril. The side of the rear range has four two-light sliding sash windows on the ground floor and three similar windows on the first floor, all with brick segmental heads. Additionally, there are two sections of 15th-century ashlar frieze featuring blank shields and cusped tracery. The almshouses, along with the school and bedehouses, were bequeathed by Mr. William Purril in his will dated July 31, 1725.