Foord Almshouses

Foord Almshouses, built in 1932, are a notable example of almshouses designed by architect E Guy Dawber and constructed by G E Walls and Sons. The building is made of English bond red brick with stone dressings and features an old tile roof. It is designed in a neo-vernacular style reminiscent of the 17th century, with some Baroque influences.

The structure is arranged in a 'U' plan courtyard, consisting of two storeys in the central section and a single storey in the wings. The two-storey axial centerpiece is flanked by single-storey canted wings in the north range, with two-storey returns on the east and west sides. The central section has four windows featuring three and four light stone casements with leaded lights. The entrance is centrally located in a recessed bay, topped with a plaque indicating the date of construction, 1932, and is adorned with a Dutch gabled roof and hipped end gables that include two stacks.

The single-storey wings are fitted with two and six-light casements and double doors, all with leaded lights. The steeply pitched roof of the wings also has four stacks. The two-storey returns feature gabled oriels facing south, and there is a two-storey bay window on the inward-facing returns, all topped with hipped roofs and stacks. A statue, possibly of Flora, by Ernest Gillik is located in the center of the courtyard, which was formerly the apex of the cupola in the main court of the adjacent Foord Almshouses Nos 1-47.