Twyford Amshouses

Twyford Almshouses were built by Sir Richard Harrison, Lord of the manor of Hurst, in 1640. It is across the road from Waitrose and would have been on the Eastern edge of the village at the time they were constructed. I have wondered how people would qualify to live in an almshouse today. I found the following on the Almshouse website:-

The majority of almshouse residents today will be of retirement age, of limited financial means and living within the vicinity of an almshouse charity. Almshouse charities are regulated by the Charity Commission and are usually governed by locally recruited trustees. Residents pay a weekly maintenance contribution which is similar to rent but different in law, and less than a commercial rate.

This is not the oldest building in Twyford, a privilege which instead belongs to the Old Farm House which was originally part of Twyford farm which closed down in 1920.

I have pictured the Almshouse once before, but it was a cloudy day, so I thought it would look better with a fine blue sky. The sky has remained blue for most of the day, and the sun was warm. Instead in the evening the sky has clouded over.