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| name = Vachel Almshouses |
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| former_names = St Mary’s Almshouses |
| former_names = St Mary’s Almshouses |
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| status = [[Listed building|Grade II listed]]<ref>{{ |
| status = [[Listed building|Grade II listed]]<ref name = "listing">{{NHLE|num=1154678|desc=Vachel Almshouses|access-date=11 November 2023}}</ref> |
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| image = Vachel Almshouses, Reading.jpg |
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| address = Almshouses, Castle Street<br>Reading<br>Berkshire<br>United Kingdom<br>RG1 7SS |
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| completion_date = 1867<ref name="listed">{{cite web|title=Vachel Almshouses|url= |
| completion_date = 1867<ref name="listed">{{cite web|title=Vachel Almshouses|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/wirewiping/3292619059/|publisher=Flickr|access-date=9 May 2011}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[File:Plaques on the Almshouses - geograph.org.uk - 2083927.jpg|thumb|upright| |
[[File:Plaques on the Almshouses - geograph.org.uk - 2083927.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Plaque from original building]] |
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In 1634 almshouses were built in [[St Mary's Butts]], which were called 'St |
In 1634 almshouses were built in [[St Mary's Butts]], which were called 'St Mary's Almshouses'. The almshouses were built by [[Thomas Vachel]]. A plaque fixed on the building reads: |
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{{cquote|Sr. Thomas Vachel Kt. erected there Alms-Houses Anno Dom. 1634, and endow'd them with Forty Pounds p. Annum for ever for the Maintenance of Six Poor Men.<ref name="listed"/>}} |
{{cquote|Sr. Thomas Vachel Kt. erected there Alms-Houses Anno Dom. 1634, and endow'd them with Forty Pounds p. Annum for ever for the Maintenance of Six Poor Men.<ref name="listed"/>}} |
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They were demolished in 1867 and replaced with new buildings at a new location in Castle Hill, with money coming from the sale of the land. The new almshouses were renamed ''Vachel Almshouses'' after Thomas Vachel. They were designed by architect William Henry Woodman. The Almshouses were modernised in |
They were demolished in 1867 and replaced with new buildings at a new location in Castle Hill, with money coming from the sale of the land. The new almshouses were renamed ''Vachel Almshouses'' after Thomas Vachel. They were designed by architect William Henry Woodman. The Almshouses were modernised in 1960–62.<ref>{{cite web|title=St Mary's Almshouses|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/wirewiping/3293444004/|publisher=Julian Walker|access-date=9 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Almshouses|url=http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/radstock/rht/themes/health/alm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226034740/http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/radstock/rht/themes/health/alm.html|archive-date=26 February 2009|publisher=Reading History Trail|access-date=22 January 2015}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{Listed buildings in Reading}} |
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[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in Reading]] |
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[[Category:Grade II listed almshouses]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 11 November 2023
| Vachel Almshouses | |
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 Vachel Almshouses in 2011 | |
  Location within Reading Town Centre | |
| Former names | St Mary’s Almshouses |
| General information | |
| Status | Grade II listed[1] |
| Type | Almshouses |
| Architectural style | Vernacular |
| Address | Almshouses, Castle Street Reading Berkshire United Kingdom RG1 7SS |
| Coordinates | 51°27′08″N 0°58′34″W / 51.45228°N 0.976034°W |
| Completed | 1867[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | W H Woodman |
Vachel Almshouses is a terrace of almshouses in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.
History
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In 1634 almshouses were built in St Mary's Butts, which were called 'St Mary's Almshouses'. The almshouses were built by Thomas Vachel. A plaque fixed on the building reads:
Sr. Thomas Vachel Kt. erected there Alms-Houses Anno Dom. 1634, and endow'd them with Forty Pounds p. Annum for ever for the Maintenance of Six Poor Men.[2]
They were demolished in 1867 and replaced with new buildings at a new location in Castle Hill, with money coming from the sale of the land. The new almshouses were renamed Vachel Almshouses after Thomas Vachel. They were designed by architect William Henry Woodman. The Almshouses were modernised in 1960–62.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Historic England. "Vachel Almshouses (1154678)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Vachel Almshouses". Flickr. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "St Mary's Almshouses". Julian Walker. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ "Almshouses". Reading History Trail. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
External links
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