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| HER Number | MWB20666 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | Abberbury Close, Donnington |
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Summary
Unlisted almshouses, built in 1938 to house 12 poor women and a warden, part of the Donnington Hospital Trust in the early 21st century
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Donnington Village
Monument Type(s):
- ALMSHOUSE (Mid 20th century - 1938 AD to 1938 AD)
Full Description
Abberbury Close in Donnington was built by Henry Hartley Russell in 1938 to house 12 poor women and a warden <1>. It forms part of the Donnington Hospital Trust charity, and continues to be used as almhouses in the early 21st century <1>. Sir Richard Abberbury founded Donnington Hospital in 1393. The terrace of twelve cottages with a central archway is shown on the 5th Epoch Ordnance Survey mapping <2>. They are built of brick with a tiled roof and chimney stacks; the outermost pair of cottages at end end of the terrace is angled inwards towards an open garden.
The newly constructed almshouses can be seen in an oblique aerial photograph taken by Major Allen in 1938 <3>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | 2012. Donnington Hospital Trust. http://www.donningtonhospital.com/index.htm. 16/09/2022. [Website / SWB148615]
http://www.donningtonhospital.com/index.htm (Accessed 26/02/2014) |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. 1:2500, 1968 - Marked 'Abberbury Close (Almshouses)'. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | Allen, G W G. 25/06/1938. Allen Image Number AA 1462. Aerial Photo. [Photograph / SWB148960]
http://www.ashmolean.org/ash/objects/?mu=422 (Accessed 10/02/2016) |
Related Monuments
| MWB5020 | DONNINGTON HOSPITAL (Monument) |
| MWB20668 | Donnington Close, Chapel Row (Building) |
| MWB16074 | Donnington Hospital (Building) |
| MWB20667 | Groombridge Place, Donnington (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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