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 Study: Solar Panels At the end of 2022 The Almshouse Association was pleased to be able to respond to a request for a... Read More Case Study: Lord Leycester Almshouses Case Study – Almshouses Lord Leycester (Oct 2022) The Almshouse Association made a loan of ÂŁ50,000 in Q1 2020 to... Read More Almshouse living: by the residents Take a peek into the lives of Hopton's Almshouse residents... Hopton's Almshouses were established in Southwark, London in 1752 and... Read More Sloswicke’s Almshouse Charity expansion news! Good things happen in 3s! One of Retford’s oldest institutions took the limelight on the 25th May 2023 to celebrate... Read More Case Study: Poland Trust CAF Bank has published a great case study on their website on the Poland Trust Almshouse Build which we have... Read 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 ÂŁ25,000 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: ÂŁ30K 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 « Previous 1 2 3 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