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Almshouses were traditionally built from the Middle Ages to provide charitable accommodation for people in need.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Under Almshouses, it trumpeted some social philosophy: "It would be far more important to work at the prevention of misery than to multiply places of refuge for the miserable."

From Time Magazine Archive

He procured a charter of incorporation in 1528, and also founded the Grammar School, and other endowed charities, such as the Almshouses, the Poor Maidens' Portions, &c., dying in 1555, in his 103rd year.

From Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham A History and Guide Arranged Alphabetically by Harman, Thomas T.

Almshouses continue to be built, for the fountain of benevolence is not yet dried up.

From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.

Just beyond the chapel we come to the St. Marylebone Almshouses.

From Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir