Studley Almshouses

The Studley Almshouses, built in 1639 for Sir George Croke, are a row of four almshouses, originally likely eight, located in Horton cum Studley. Constructed of brick in English bond with limestone-ashlar dressings, the building features an old plain-tile roof with brick ridge stacks. It is a single-storey structure with a symmetrical front, showcasing a moulded brick plinth and a dentil eaves course. The façade includes four stone doorways with chamfered four-centred arches, recessed spandrels, and labels, each situated between pairs of three-light concave-chamfered stone-mullioned windows with labels. The original old plank doors and hinges are likely still in place. Each of the four moulded brick stacks has two diagonal shafts with corbelled caps, and one stack retains the remains of a stone sundial. A stone tablet on the front wall bears a Latin inscription that includes the date of construction. The rear wall originally featured only one small slit window for each unit, while the current casements and doors are 20th-century additions. Inside, there are blocked fireplaces with cambered stop-chamfered bressumers and some old plank doors.