The Almshouses, Stratford-upon-Avon stone plaque

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

The Almshouses The Guild of the Holy Cross has been providing almshouses for its sick and aged members from at least 1405, but these were replaced around 1505 by the present range, funded by a generous bequest to the Guild by Stratford-born Thomas Hannys. At the time of his death he was a prosperous

London mercer. In 1553, the almshouses were made over to the town authorities, with an obligation to provide rent-free accommodation for twenty-four almsfolk. Over the years this orderly arrangement

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