Nos. 1-10 Grays Alms Houses

Nos. 1-10 Grays Alms Houses were founded by Robert Gray in 1015 for poor single women. This two-storey building features mostly new leaded casement windows, with few alterations overall. The front facing East Street is constructed of dark red brick and includes nine large chimney stacks with paired shafts set diagonally. It has ashlar dressings and a stone plinth, along with a weathered string course over the ground floor. The roof is covered with old tiles, and there is a square bell cupola topped with a weather vane. The building has three and two-light stone mullioned windows and three entrances, one of which has a tablet above it bearing the arms of Robert Gray, dated 1635, while another displays the arms of the Merchant Tailors. Access to the living quarters is provided by corridors along the back of each dwelling. A small room used as a chapel retains its original benches and painted ceiling. Nos. 1-10 Grays Alms Houses and Nos. 48 to 54 (consecutive) form a group.