An adjacent sign reads "THE WRAY ALMSHOUSES FOUNDED BY DAME FRANCES AND SIR CHRISTOPHER WRAY 1641"

White's Directory 1872 reports :-

"Lady Francis Wray erected almshouses here for six poor men or women of Ashby, Barnoldby-le-Beck, Grainsby, and Waith; and in 1641, Sir Christopher Wray, her son, endowed them with a yearly rent-charge of £30.

New trustees of this charity were appointed by the Court of Chancery in 1829. The two Ashby alms people have also the interest of £100 given by the Rev. John Williams, a former rector; and upon the death of an annuitant living at Waith, the inmate of the Grainsby almshouse will receive the interest of £150 (consols) given by the Rev. Woodthorpe Johnson, the present rector of Grainsby"

DB 10 December 2023

This charity was established by Hancock (or Handcock) in 1712, with an endowment to support seven men and seven women of Bardney.

Pearl Wheatley, 2012

Almshouses founded by Richard Hickson in 1640.

Rebuilt 1839 in "Belton estate style". 

DB 21 March 2018

Five almshouses, C15, rebuilt in 1728 & altered in C20. Red brick in Flemish bond.

www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101360481-purrils-almshouses-benington

Undated postcard published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. 

St Leonard's Bedehouses viewed across the Maud Foster Drain.

"Group of ten almshouses, formerly St Leonard's Hospital. 1874 ... the almshouses were built for ten poor men and their wives"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1389068?section=official-list-entry 

Kelly's Directory 1913 states "St. Leonard's Hospital, endowed with £35 yearly, is on Maud Foster drain, and was rebuilt in 1874 for 10 poor men and their wives, who receive one shilling each weekly.".

DB 14 March 2022

"The central six-unit block is of eight bays, with a central gable containing the datestone"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1389068?section=official-list-entry 

DB 14 March 2022

"2 cottages, also known as Trollope Bedehouses ... Excavations in 1933 showed the foundations of a large house on this and the adjoining site, possibly occupied by Sir John Thimbleby, one of the leaders of the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1243149 

DB 20 August 2020  

Former almshouses on the northern edge of the village fronting the B6403.

Datestone reads 1861.

DB 17 May 2018

"Former almshouses, now row of 4 cottages. 1869 ... In the central gable a recessed square panel contains a shield bearing the Welby Arms"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1308554 

DB 22 June 2020

The Almshouses were erected in 1866 on the site of the old glebe house to provide accommodation for six poor people. Each occupant was to receive 9/- per week. Applicants had to be over 60 and live, or have lived in the village. The founder, Everitt Allenby, was a wealthy businessman who lived in Surrey but was a native of Fotherby. His brother John also left an endowment for beef, flour and coals for the residents.

Jean Howard 9 March 2024

The self-explanatory plaque erected between the central pair of entrances. The buildings were designed by James Fowler of Louth and are Grade II listed; see:

 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1168127?section=official-list-entry

There is a fine set of railings along the main frontage and an ornamental brick wall along Church Lane.

Jean Howard 9 March 2024

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

"Dawson's Almshouses, Brook street, Little Gonerby, were erected in 1862 by the trustees of the charity left by the will of George Dawson in 1662;

these are for ten poor and aged persons, each of whom receives 6s. weekly;

the income is derived from a farm at Gosberton"

DB 30 January 2019

The tablet appears to read

"ERECTED A.D. 1862 BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY LEFT IN THE WILL OF GEORGE DAWSON A.D. 1662"

DB 30 January 2019 

Viewed from St Wulfram's churchyard.

"Range of C19 rebuilt almshouses (founded in C17)"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062521 

DB 31 July 2018 

"Almshouses. 1886"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1168811 

"Victorian Almshouses built in 1886 to provide homes "for poor widows" with a bequest from wealthy local bachelor Henry Godson.

These replaced four thatched cottages given by the Taylor Charity in the 18th century, two of which burnt down in 1833"

http://www.heckingtonvillagetrust.org.uk/a-walk-around-heckington.html 

The telephone box visible at the left hand edge of this image is also a listed structure. 

"Telephone kiosk. Type K6. Designed 1935 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1169043

Now used to house a defibrillator. 

DB 12 December 2017

"5 almshouses. 1727, C20. Red brick"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062997 

Central cottage was originally the school provided by Mrs Jane Dymoke, wife of the Hon. Charles Dymoke of Scrivelsby.. 

Located directly to north of the church.

DB 3 September 2018

"Ashlar plaque above central doorway inscribed:

"This Hospital and School were erected in the year 1727 by Jane Dymoke Widow of the Hon. Charles Dymoke of Scrivelsby Esq Champion of England and endowed by her will and a yearly salary to a School Master and Mistress for teaching all the poor children in the Parish of Hemingby to read write and work and with competent provision of clothing for six of the said children and for putting some of them Apprentices and also yearly allowance for four poor widows Inhabitants of the County of Lincolnshire is appointed in her will"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062997 

DB 3 September 2018

Reported in the Horncastle News 8 October 2003 that :-

"PILLS made George Whelpton his fortune, and the legacy of this Horncastle philanthropist continues to provide comfort in the town to this day.

Born in Thimbleby in 1797, Whelpton started in business as a boot and shoe maker in Louth and preached at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.

But it was the ill-health of his wife Elizabeth which set him on the road to study medical works and formulate Whelpton's Vegetable Pills, a remedy for 'disorders of the chest, bowels, liver and kidneys'.

Legend has it Whelpton found the recipe in a piece of furniture he bought at an auction in Horncastle. Whatever the truth of the matter, the Victorians brought the pills by the case-load making him extremely wealthy.

Although he eventually moved to London, Whelpton endowed the almhouses in Queen Street in 1859 after the death of his wife and today they are run by a group of trustees"

https://www.horncastlenews.co.uk/news/almshouses-provide-a-lasting-legacy-to-town-businessman-s-kindness-1-853215 

The porches seen in this image are a recent addition and were added in 1983. 

DB 18 July 2019

"THESE SIX ALMS HOUSES WERE ERECTED BY GEORGE WHELPTON No 1 ALBERT ROAD REGENTS PARK LONDON AD 1861 IN MEMORY OF HIS LATE WIFE ELIZABETH WHO DIED DECEMBER 11 1859" 

Other more recent plaques state that the Almshouses were restored in 1982 and that the porches were erected in 1983. 

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

"In Queen street are six almshouses, erected in 1861 by George Whelpton, a native of Horncastle, in memory of his wife, for poor persons of the town, each of whom has an allowance of 3s. a week:

the endowment is derived from a sum of £1,500 invested in the funds, and the inmates are nominated by the vicar and churchwardens"

DB 18 July 2019

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

"There are almshouses, erected and endowed by the late Bishop of Nottingham during the years 1876-84, for poor widows and others"

DB 16 July 2019 

Detail of the central coat of arms belonging to Edward Trollope, Rector of Leasingham and Bishop of Nottingham who endowed the almshouses.

"Currently the accommodation comprises three adjoining ground floor flats, two of which are occupied by a single resident each and one by a couple"

https://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=215312&subid=0 

DB 16 July 2019 

"The Bedehouses, built in 1868-69 to the designs of James Fowler ...

the neo-vernacular Tudoresque detailing, notably the profusion of prominent chimney stacks and mullioned windows, conveys the homeliness and solace integral to the building's function, and emphasises the historic link with the former mid-C16 bedehouses"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1415796?section=official-list-entry 

DB 30 April 2022 

"Highly decorative original stone statue of Edward VI in a canopied, corbelled niche"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1415796?section=official-list-entry 

DB 30 April 2022 

"In the gable head is a recessed stone panel recording the founding of the Bedehouses in 1551 by Edward VI and their rebuilding in 1869. The panel is surmounted by two small crocketed gables with carved human heads at the foot of the outer gables"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1415796?section=official-list-entry  

"THESE BEDE HOUSES ORIGINALLY FOUNDED BY CHARTER OF KING EDWARD 6TH A.D. 1551 WERE REBUILT OUT OF THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY AIDED BY PRIVATE SUBSCRIPTION A.D. 1869"

DB 30 April 2022 

"James Fowler built the Orme's almshouses on Eastgate in 1885.

They are Jacobean in style set in a L-Shaped range set back from the street.

Orme Almshouses were endowed for ten poor men by the Revd Frederick Orme rector of Lydon (Rutland) in 1885.

Ten almshouses and a porter's lodge, designed by James Fowler, were built on the site of the old prison on Eastgate.

The almshouses sit in an ornamental acre of grounds"

http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MLI42911&resourceID=1006 

DB 7 March 2018 

Warden's Lodge at the entrance to Orme's Almshouses.

"Ten almshouses arranged in two terraces of 4 and 6 dwellings, and a warden's lodge, enclosed by a wall and railings.

Built for the Trustees of the Orme Almshouses, endowed by the Revd. Frederick Orme between 1885-1888 and designed by James Fowler"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1415542 

DB 12 September 2018

"6 almshouses. 1877 by Edward Browning of Stamford ...

The almshouses were built. following a bequest by Miss Mary Ann Scotney for 6 Protestant widows or spinsters"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062631 

DB 7 September 2019 

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1919 states :-

"Almshouses for ten decayed agriculturists were founded by Joseph Banks esq. M.P. of Revesby, in 1727, and endowed by him with £50 yearly"

"almshouses rebuilt by the late J. Banks Stanhope esq"

Rebuilt in 1862. 

DB 16 February 2019

"In the front gables are blank trilobes alternating with ashlar panels, inscribed with Banks insignia and date 1862.

Over the central pair a larger tablet records the foundation of the original almshouses in 1728 by Joseph Banks,Esq., MP for Revesby"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1215308 

Rebuilt by J. Banks Stanhope in 1862.

DB 16 February 2019

"a larger tablet records the foundation of the original almshouses in 1728 by Joseph Banks,Esq., MP for Revesby.

The almshouses rebuilt by J. Banks Stanhope"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1215308 

DB 16 February 2019

Almshouses marked here on the OS 25 inch map published 1905.

Buildings have been demolished but there is an inscribed stone set in the wall - unfortunately the text was undecipherable. 

DB 21 August 2019

"Founded 1636, restored 1857. Mid C19 rebuild of C17 foundation. 'Gothick' style"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1062129 

"The site at Northgate was acquired by the Carre's Hospital charity in 1857, in order to expand the almshouses.

The original site of the 1636 almshouses is on East Gate/Carre Street near the church, although none of the original buildings survive"

https://www.lincstothepast.com/Carre-s-Charity-Almshouses--Northgate--Sleaford/230113.record?pt=S 

DB 27 August 2019

"Architect, H E Kendall.

Nine bay east range of 1830.

Seven bay south range of 1841-6.

On site of the house of the Carre family.

L-plan.

Range of early C19 almshouses in ashlar"

DB 24 July 2018 

These Grade II listed former almshouses were built around 1890. Since converted into one house, they have triangular-arched entrances & decorative timber-framed gables.

Mark Acton, 2020 

"A group of 4 almshouses. 1905. Designed by J B Corby"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1342126 

"The Spalding Town Husbands as the Trustees of The Spalding Almshouse Charity currently administer 71 properties in Spalding and Pinchbeck"

http://spaldingtownhusbands.btck.co.uk/SpaldingAlmshouseCharity 

DB 2 October 2019

These almshouses of 1620 were remodelled in the nineteenth century.

Pearl Wheatley, 2011

"Originally 10, now 5 almshouses. C15 founded by Ralph Cromwell, remodelled C17, altered C19 and C20"

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1287752 

DB 5 April 2018

Panoramic view of the Almshouses.

Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire 1885 states :-

"In 1697 Sir Edmund Turnor knt., founded a chapel and almshouses for six clergy widows and six lay widows or widowers of Wragby, and in 1708 he devised an endeowment thereto:

they were rebuilt in 1840, in the Gothic style, at a cost of £1,950 out of funds accumulated from unappropriated pensions:

the present payment is 25s. a quarter to clergy widows, I6s. 8d. per quarter to the lay widows; in addition to which the latter recieve £5 each yearly from the interest of £1,000 £3 cent. consols, bequeathed by the late Mrs. Yard. wife of a former vicar; there is also a payment to the Vicar of £40"

DB 24 August 2019

"Handpump. 1840. Painted cast iron, wood.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1063072 

DB 24 August 2019

Plaque above gateway.

"Founded by Sir Edmund Turnor Knt. 1695. Dona Dei Deo Amore et Exemplo.

Rebuilt 1840"

DB 24 August 2019