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| HER Number: | 25245 |
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| Name: | TRURO - Post Medieval almshouse |
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Summary
Williams almshouses were founded in 1631. The last remaining structures were recently demolished.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Primary Record No. (1985-2009): 25245
- SMR No. (OS Quarter-sheet and SMR No.): SW84NW 36
Monument Type(s):
- ALMSHOUSE (17th Century - 1601 AD to 1700 AD)
Full description
The surviving stone inscription from the gateway to Williams almshouses records that this hospital was founded in 1631. It housed ten poor women. The low buildings enclosed a square court. The last remaining structures were demolished in 1980. One of the two foundation stones that were displayed over the entrance can now be found in the garden of the bungalows on Union Street; a memorial to Henry Williams, which originally stood within the courtyard at the almshouse, was recovered from a rubbish tip following demolition and now stands on the roundabout at Dairyland near Newquay (3).
<1> Sheppard, PA, 1980, The Historic Towns of Cornwall, 25 (Cornwall Event Report). SCO4422.
<2> TRURO BUILDINGS RESEARCH GROUP, 1985, River Street and its Neighbourhood, p9 (Booklet). SCO27600.
<3> South West Archaeology Ltd, 2019, Pydar Quarter (Report). SCO28756.
Sources / Further Reading
| [1] | SCO4422 - Cornwall Event Report: Sheppard, PA. 1980. The Historic Towns of Cornwall. 25. |
| [2] | SCO27600 - Booklet: TRURO BUILDINGS RESEARCH GROUP. 1985. River Street and its Neighbourhood. p9. |
| [3] | SCO28756 - Report: South West Archaeology Ltd. 2019. Pydar Quarter. Devon and Cornwall. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- ECO5316 - Pydar Quarter (Ref: 190301)
Related records: none recorded
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