Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Willoughby Almshouses

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Built for
  
George Willoughby

Year built
  
1685

Willoughby Almshouses httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Location
  
Cossall, Nottinghamshire, England

The Willoughby Almshouses were erected in 1685 in Cossall, Nottingham.

These were originally for "4 single poor men over 60 years of age and 4 single poor women over 55 years of age".

There was an endowment of a farm at Roston and local land rents to give the residents a pension of £10 per year and a new grey cloth gown worth 3d per yard every 2 years, and 5 shillings worth of coal yearly.

The charity which supports the almshouses, Charity 214252, is still administered by Lord Middleton, the descendents of George Willoughby.

References

Willoughby Almshouses Wikipedia