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Powis Almshouses is in South Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.6431°, -2.6743°.

Gardens · South Wales

Powis Almshouses

Powis Almshouses — a garden in wales-south, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year: Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)

Powis Almshouses is a garden of interest in wales-south, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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The Powis Almshouses are a block of almshouses in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, at the junction of Church Street and Bridge Street (formerly St Anne's Street). The building dates from about 1721, and was constructed as a result of a bequest from Thomas Powis, a vintner who was probably born in the town. The almshouse is a Grade II* listed building.

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History

Thomas Powis was probably born in Chepstow in or about 1675, the son of Grevill Powis who may have been attached to the garrison at Chepstow Castle. Nothing is known of Thomas Powis' later life other than that, in 1716, he was a vintner in Enfield, Middlesex, and in his will gave £1,800 to establish an almshouse in Chepstow for twelve poor men and women. He died in 1716, but because of legal ambiguities over the interpretation of the will it was not settled until 1718. The land for building the almshouses was acquired by its trustees in 1721 from the Duke of Montagu, and included the remains of a mediaeval hospital and cellar. The almshouses were built soon after then; although a plaque…

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