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Parsons' Almshouses, St Mary's Street, Ely (RGL2025)

Parsons’ Almshouses, St Mary’s Street, Ely

History of Parsons' Almshouses

Listed Building

A range of buff coloured brick almshouses with stone dressings designed by G Basevi in the Tudor style and built in 1844. … a stone panel inscribed “These almshouses were erected 1844 through tile munificence of Thomas Parsons,an Ely benefactor of the 15th century”

1939

Alms Houses”

(1) Eva T Sindall, b 1858

(2)

(3) Ann Creek, 1860

(4) Mary A Langhorn, 1867

(5) Rose A Lee, b 1873

(6) Marie J Strapps, b 1866

(7) Lizzie Porter, b 1866

(8) Sarah Fretwell, b 1862

(9) Emily F Cross, b 1861

(10) Mary Ingram, b 1864

(11) Mary Hiam, b 1846

(12)

(13) Amelia Tabeart, b 1864

(14) Susan Ellingham, b 1862

(15) Kate M Langhorn, b 1879

(16) Emma Elyse, Emily Judson, b 1869

(17) Hannah Vaughan, b 1846

(18) Mary A Wallis, b 1864

(19) Agnes Harrison, b 1863

(20) Sarah Timms,  b 1865

(21) Sophia Pamment, b 1864

(22) Sellina Bell, b 1863

(23) Rebecca Brown, b 1860

Parsons’ Almshouses, Ely (RGL2025)

Parsons’ Charity minute books in Ely Museum (RGL2025)

Parsons’ Charity minute books in Ely Museum (RGL2025)

 

 

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