The Almshouses

The Almshouses are a group of six almshouses arranged in a row, dated 1624, and restored in the 19th and 20th centuries. They are constructed from ham stone ashlar and feature an undulating plain clay tiled roof with high coped gables that suggest a former thatch. The building includes yellow and red brick chimney stacks.

The almshouses are two storeys high with six bays. There is a continuous string course between the floors, and the windows are hollow-chamfered mullioned types set in chamfered recesses, lacking labels. The windows consist of two-light units above and three-light units below, all with diamond leaded panes. To the right of bays one, two, and four, and to the left of bays three, five, and six, there are chamfered cambered arched doorways with deep lintels, featuring 20th-century panelled doors. Additional mullioned windows are present in the end gables, and there is a plaque set high on the west gable that describes the gift of the almshouses, although the date is not discernible.