Faversham Almshouses are Grade II-listed almshouses in Faversham, Kent. They are operated by the trustees of Faversham Municipal Charities.[1]

Faversham Almshouses
LocationFaversham, Kent, England
Coordinates51°18′53″N 0°53′05″E / 51.31472°N 0.88472°E / 51.31472; 0.88472
Built1863
Listed Building – Grade II
Faversham Almshouses is located in Kent
Faversham Almshouses
Location of Faversham Almshouses in Kent

History

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Almshouses for six widows were founded and endowed by Thomas Mendfield in 1614.[2]

In 1721 Thomas Napleton founded and endowed houses for six men.[3]

In 1840, Henry Wreight, local solicitor and former Mayor of Faversham, gave a bequest which enabled the rebuilding of the almshouses on a grand scale.[2] The architects were Hooker and Wheeler of Brenchley, Kent and the rebuilding was complete by 1863.[2] The builder was G W Chinnock Bros of Southampton.[4]

The accommodation was modernised in 1982 at a cost of £1 million (about £4.46 million as of 2024).

List of chaplains

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  • J. H. Talbot 1867–1870
  • William Francis Hobson 1870–1881[5]
  • Henry Eldridge Curtis 1881[6]–????
  • Joseph Henry Miles 1922–1930
  • Canon Tony Oehring

References

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  1. ^ "The Faversham Almshouses & Faversham Municipal Charities". www.favershamalmshouses.org. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "History". Faversham Almshouses. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ Samuel Lewis: A topographical dictionary of England, 1840.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Almshouses (numbers 1 to 30 and the chapel) (1069408)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ Catherine W. Reilly: Mid-Victorian poetry, 1860–1879: an annotated bibliography
  6. ^ H. G. Dickson: The Churchman's Annual and Popular Handbook for 1882