Historic houses · South West England
Gray's Almshouses, Taunton
Gray's Almshouses, Taunton — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Gray's Almshouses, Taunton is a Grade I-listed building in england-south-west, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gray's Almshouses is a terrace of almshouses in Taunton, Somerset, England, founded in 1635 by the wealthy cloth-merchant Robert Gray, whose monument survives in the Church of St Mary Magdalene. The building is one of the oldest surviving in Taunton and is one of the earliest brick buildings in the county. The Almshouses were designed to provide accommodation for six men and ten women and for a reader who was to act as chaplain and schoolmaster. It is a Grade I listed building as designated by English Heritage. Following renovation in the late twentieth century it now comprises sheltered accommodation of nine flats for the elderly.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.0147, -3.0980
- Address
- 28 Silver Street, Taunton, TA1 3DN
- Established
- 1696
- Official site
- www.reynardsadventures.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5598108 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gray's Almshouses (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gray's Almshouses, Taunton?
- Gray's Almshouses, Taunton is in South-West England, United Kingdom.
- When was Gray's Almshouses, Taunton built?
- Built or established in 1696.
- Is Gray's Almshouses, Taunton a listed building?
- Gray's Almshouses, Taunton is officially recognised as Grade I listed.