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Almshouses - shelter offered by religious institutions to needy elderly people - come in a variety of architectural styles and often have interesting features, including coats of arms, clock-towers and sundials, many have chapels and gardens.

Table of Contents
Early developments; Donors and beneficiaries; The Buildings; Life in the almshouses; The modern era; Further reading; places to visit

Almshouses Shire Album 425 Shire Album S

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780747805830, 978-0747805830
      ISBN10: 0747805830

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Almshouses - shelter offered by religious institutions to needy elderly people - come in a variety of architectural styles and often have interesting features, including coats of arms, clock-towers and sundials, many have chapels and gardens.

      Table of Contents
      Early developments; Donors and beneficiaries; The Buildings; Life in the almshouses; The modern era; Further reading; places to visit

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