Case studies We are building a library of case studies that highlight the many benefits of almshouses from differing perspectives – from trustees to clerks to residents and their local communities. Click on the links below to find out more… . Case Studies from Taunton Heritage Trust The Taunton Heritage Trust is an almshouse charity based in Taunton, Somerset. We provide 66 almshouse flats in the town... Read More Why Derby’s almshouses are still important today Writer for Great British Life, Louise Jones, discovers how Derby's oldest charity is evolving to meet modern needs and explores... Read More Case Study: Edward Mayes Trust, Manchester In October 2021 The Almshouse Association provided The Edward Mayes Trust in Manchester with a £25,000 loan towards the cost... Read More Case Study: Burkitt Homes, King’s Lynn The Board of Trustees of Burkitt Homes Almshouses in King’s Lynn have just finished their latest significant project of ongoing... Read More Case Study: Jarvis Eleemosynary Almshouses The 12 almshouses at Staunton On Wye, Herefordshire, were built in 1858/9, with money left by George Jarvis (1704-1793). George... Read More Case Study: Bradfield Parochial Charity PROJECT: REFURBISHMENT OF ALMSHOUSES IN BRADFIELD SOUTHEND, BERKSHIRE ALMSHOUSE ASSOCIATION LOAN: £30K Bradfield Parochial Charity owns and manages a terrace... Read More Almshouses for young people in Surrey The Almshouse Association was honoured to be invited to the opening ceremony of new almshouses built by The Poland Trust... Read More Case Study: Adam Cottam Almshouses, Lancashire Trustees of Adam Cottam Almshouses have been working hard on their almshouse project over the past 4 years, with the... Read More Small grant makes a big difference Sometimes a small grant can make a big difference. Trustees at the Old Windsor United Charities (Penny Royal Almshouses) were... Read More Legacy from 1868 still providing homes today Renovation Case Study: Tibberton Almshouses The Tibberton Almshouses were built in 1868, endowed in trust by William Philip Price MP;... Read More New almshouses for veterans From: Homes England Published 19 January 2022 Set up in 1918 by Robert Buchanan in memory of his son Alan... Read More Giving Something Back by Chris Morton, Chairman of Louisa Lilley Almshouses ‘Giving Something Back’ to society was something that really came to fore... Read More 1 2 Next » If you are an almshouse resident or family/friend of a resident, or a trustee/clerk at an almshouse charity and you would like us to tell your almshouse story, please get in touch by emailing karenmorris@almshouses.org Return to: Home Page