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Single-story terrace with tiled roof behind a low brick wall and railing, featuring square-paned windows and small entry doors.

Mansfield Almshouses, Church Street, Chesterton

Mansfield Almshouses, 18 – 21 Church Street, Chesterton

History of the Mansfield Almshouses

The Mansfield Almshouses were founded in 1891 for the benefit of single women in Chesterton.

A dark stone plaque with white engraved text detailing the history of the Mansfield Almshouses mounted on a brick wall.

Mansfield Almshouses ©RGL2023

A row of single-storey almshouses with dark green bay windows, a tiled roof with several chimneys, and a brick boundary wall.

Mansfield Almshouses, Church Street Chesterton ©RGL2023

A row of brick almshouses with dark green window frames and tiled roofs beside a low brick wall and a paved sidewalk.

Mansfield Almshouses ©RGL2023

These almshouses seem to have been described as being on the south side of Church Street in some Kelly’s Directories by error.

1913

(21) Miss Eliza Green

(20) Mrs Cook

(19) Mrs Sparrow

(18) Mrs Richardson


1962

(21) Mrs A Stanford

(20) Mrs V Spraggons

(19) Miss J A Brown

(18) Mrs A West


1987

The houses were modernised and two more added at the rear.

 

Building dates

  • Built 1900–1929
Source for this date
  • Built 1900–1929: EPC construction age band: 1900–1929

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  • Almshouse

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