Historic houses · South West England
Penrose Almhouses
Penrose Almhouses — 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
Penrose Almhouses 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
Penrose's Almshouses are 17th-century almshouses in Litchdon Street, Barnstaple, in Devon, England, built in memory of John Penrose (1575–1624), a merchant and Mayor of Barnstaple. They have been a Grade I listed building since 1951.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.0769, -4.0563
Sources
- wikidata: Q17526838 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Penrose's Almshouses (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penrose Almhouses?
- Penrose Almhouses is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.0769°, -4.0563°.
- Is Penrose Almhouses a listed building?
- Penrose Almhouses carries the heritage designation "Grade I" — a protective status under UK heritage law.