It's amazing to think that there are over thirty almshouses still going in Burton. Dating back to medieval times, these charitable institutions still provide small homes for the elderly & bereft.
And, believe it or not, almshouses are still being built by these charities even today; clearly there is a need for this medieval practice...
The Consolidated Almshouses Charity manages this particular, rather lovely one (built in the nineteenth century) in Wellington Street.
I do like its architecture.
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