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plaque № 70197

Dunchurch, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

plaque № 70197

These almeshouses are the legacy of Tho: Newcombe esqr, printer to King Charles the 2nd, King James the 2nd & his present majestie King Wm the 3rd for the maintenance of 3 poor men & 3 poor widows born in the parish & built & endowed by his widow & executrix in the year of our Lord God 1693. They we

re rebuilt in the year of our lord 1818 with materials supplied by the bounty of her grace Elizabeth Duchess of Buccleuch and Queensbury. The expence of workmanship being defrayed by the inhabitants o

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