Faversham Almshouses
Faversham Almshouses are Grade II-listed almshouses in Faversham, Kent. They are operated by the trustees of Faversham Municipal Charities.[1]
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| Location | Faversham, Kent, England |
| Coordinates | 51°18′53″N 0°53′05″E |
| Built | 1863 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
  Location of Faversham Almshouses in Kent | |
History
Almshouses for six widows were founded and endowed by Thomas Mendfield in 1614.[2]
In 1721 Thomas Napleton founded and endowed houses for six men.[3]
In 1840, Henry Wreight, local solicitor and former Mayor of Faversham, gave a bequest which enabled the rebuilding of the almshouses on a grand scale.[2] The architects were Hooker and Wheeler of Brenchley, Kent and the rebuilding was complete by 1863.[2] The builder was G W Chinnock Bros of Southampton.[4]
The accommodation was modernised in 1982 at a cost of £1 million (about £3.75 million as of 2023).
List of chaplains
References
- "The Faversham Almshouses & Faversham Municipal Charities". www.favershamalmshouses.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- "History". Faversham Almshouses. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- Samuel Lewis: A topographical dictionary of England, 1840.
- Historic England. "Almshouses (numbers 1 to 30 and the chapel) (1069408)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- Catherine W. Reilly: Mid-Victorian poetry, 1860–1879: an annotated bibliography
- H. G. Dickson: The Churchman's Annual and Popular Handbook for 1882
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