Monument record MCC238 - Finches Almshouse, Culver Street, Colchester (site of)
Summary
16th century Almshouses, now demolished.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 99741 25138 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
16th century almshouses, now demolished.
The RCHME surveyed the rebuilt Finch Almshouses which stood in 1922. It noted that the almshouses had been completely rebuilt however 'reset at the end of the courtyard is a 17th century stone tablet recording the foundation by Ralph Finch in 1552' . The almshouses and the stone are now gone.<1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC3 Monograph: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1922. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England): Essex, (North-East). Volume III. No 125.
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Record last edited
Jan 31 2017 8:55AM