Almshouses, Colchester, Essex

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Winsley's Almshouses:

"The Almshouse Charity of Arthur Winsley and others is a registered Charity and a member of the Almshouse Association and of the Housing Ombudsman Scheme.  The Charity has recently incorporated to a Charity Incorporated Organisation (CIO).

The Charity is administered by seven Trustees, and managed on a day-to-day basis by the Clerk to the Trustees, who is also the General Manager. She is assisted by the Maintenance Assistant who also acts as the first point of contact for residents for maintenance requests.

Originally, there were just twelve Almshouses, for ‘Twelve Ancient Men, that have lived well, and fallen into decay’. Wives were originally evicted on the death of their husband. Needless to say, this is not the case today!

Over the years, the Almshouses have been added to as a result of a number of bequests and endowments. Although there were once 88, there are now 80 as a result of improvements, resulting in the merging of some properties in order to offer a better standard of accommodation."

https://www.winsleyscharity.org.uk/ 

+ Kendall Almshouses, Kendall Terrace, Colchester, https://historicengland.org.uk/education/schools-resources/educational-images/kendall-almshouses-colchester-5988 + https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4813820 + https://colchesterheritage.co.uk/Monument/MCC3474

Address

22 Winsley Square
Old Heath Road
Colchester
Essex
CO1 2AU

Email

office@winsleyscharity.org.uk

Phone

2025: 01206 794064/ 07792950208

Website

https://www.winsleyscharity.org.uk/ 

https://www.almshouses.org/news/almshouses-charity-of-arthur-winsley/. 

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Set your GPS or map application to: 22 Winsley Square, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2AU.

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