Lanyons Almshouses (Lanyon House)

Lanyon's Almshouses, also known as Lanyon House, are corporation almshouses built in 1868 by Robert Hodges on the site of earlier almshouses founded in 1679. The building is constructed of rendered brick and features a dry slate roof, which is adorned with alternating stepped gables and gables with acroteria, as well as tall two-stage axial stacks. It showcases Tudor Gothic style details and has a curved shallow-depth plan on a corner site. The structure is two storeys high with a front that has five bays on one side and seven bays on the Charles Cross elevation, which steps up the hill to the left.

The windows are transomed and mullioned, featuring square hoodmoulds and casements with glazing bars, primarily in two-light configurations, except for three-light oriel windows supported by moulded corbels at the central entrance bay and the far left bay. The main entrance consists of a four-centred arched moulded doorway with a square hoodmould, a three-pane overlight, and a pair of planked doors. On the left-hand return facing Ebrington Street, there is a tablet inscribed with a dedication to John Lanyon, a merchant and former mayor, who was the first benefactor of these almshouses, contributing three hundred pounds towards their construction for the benefit of the poor of the parish in 1679. The interior has not been inspected.