Morley College

Morley College consists of a range of almshouses founded in 1672 by Bishop Morley and reconstructed in 1880, designed by John Colson and his son John B. Colson. The building is constructed of Flemish bond red brick and features a clay plain tile hipped roof with a heavy modillion eaves cornice. It has tall brick axial stacks topped with moulded stone cornices and is designed in a Domestic Revival style reminiscent of the late 17th century.

The exterior is two storeys high with an attic and presents a symmetrical façade with eight bays, where the end bays project as cross-wings. A moulded brick platband runs along the first floor level, and the windows are cross-mullion-transom types with glazing bars only in the top lights, set beneath flat rubbed brick arches. The doorways feature moulded brick arises and segmental arches, with segmental arch Portland stone cornices. The central two doorways are paired, and there is an original carved stone plaque from 1672, adorned with a cartouche and a bishop's mitre, inscribed with a quote about widows and their trust in God.

On the west side, there is a Portland stone tablet that commemorates the college's purpose for the widows of clergymen from the dioceses of Winchester and Worcester, noting its founding in 1672 and rebuilding in 1880, along with the names of the architects. The rear of the building features projecting end cross-wings, small sashes with glazing bars on the first floor, and small single-storey hipped roof outhouses. The interior has not been inspected. Morley College serves as a testament to its original mission to provide accommodation for the widows of clergy.