Barker'S Almshouses

Barker's Almshouses are a pair of almshouses built in 1664, constructed from brick with a narrow brick string course above the ground floor windows. The building features a hipped old tile roof and has two symmetrical chimneys on the main block. It is cruciform in plan and consists of two storeys.

The north front has seven bays, with six semi-dormer windows that contain 3-light lattice leaded casements. The hipped old tile roof has lead ridges. Below each semi-dormer, there are larger 3-light casements in wooden frames. The central bay features a ledged door with a board hood, and the string course above is broken to form a drip. Above the door is a stone inscription panel with a stone cartouche that extends into the roof. The inscription reads: "The hospital for the Maintenance of eight poor persons each at 6d. per diem for ever was Erected and Founded in ye year 1664 at the sole charge of WILLIAM BARKER of Hurst in the county of Wilts. Esq, who died on ye 25th March, 1685 and lyes buried in the South Chancel of this Parish Henry Fairfax Esq. His Newphew and Heire M.P." The interior is noted to be of no special interest.