Case studies

Our case studies below show how legacies and fundraising are helping almshouse charities refurbish, repair and build more almshouses. They also highlight the many benefits of almshouses from differing perspectives – from trustees to clerks to residents and their local communities.

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New home for new resident at Jesus Hospital almshouses, Canterbury

Case Study: Jesus Hospital refurbishment project If a charity does not have sufficient funds to carry our necessary works to...
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Restoration of Capel Almshouses

Case Study - restoration of Capel Almshouses dwelling The Capel Almshouses in Surrey were built in 1871, financed by the...
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Photo voltaic panels fitted to almshouses

Case Study: The Berry Housing Trust. Part of the service The Almshouse Association offers its member charities is to help...
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A new roof for the Farmer and Lemmion-Cannon Charity

Case Study: Farmer’s Row Almshouses – Roof Project Part of the service The Almshouse Association offers it’s member charities is...
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Case Study: The Frances Geering Almshouses

Case Study Phase 1, part 1: Drainage works, replacement windows and replastering, In the early part of 2024, The Frances...
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Association loan case study: St Mary’s House almshouses

St Mary’s Church Homes – replacement of front windows Part of the service The Almshouse Association offers it's member charities...
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Association grant helps John Sayer Almshouses

John Sayer Almshouses Grant Case Study John Sayer Almshouses is a small charity, consisting of four units in a grade...
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Association loan helps Thomas Amphlett almshouse renovations

Case Study: The Charity of Thomas Amphlett, The Farthinghoe Almshouses The Charity of Thomas Amphlett was provided with a loan...
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Energy efficient and environmentally friendly improvements

Case Study: Kettlestone Charities, Little Snoring, Fakenham This Charity received an Almshouse Association loan of ÂŁ25,000 towards the cost of...
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Bringing a 17th Century almshouse into the 21st Century

A mission to bring a 17th Century 'Hospital' in Ufford, Suffolk, into the 21st Century - Refurbishment of the Ufford...
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Chimneys restored to former glory

Almshouse Association loan Case Study: Hugh Boscawen Charity chimney renovationsBy Colin Brown, Clerk The Almshouses, or the “gallery” as it...
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Moor Field: solar POWER project

Many thanks to the trustees of Sponne and Bickerstaffe Charity for sending in a case study on the completion of...
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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

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