Candler Almshouses

Candler Almshouses
Location Twickenham, London, England
Built 1936 (current buildings)

Candler Almshouses are almshouses at 79 Amyand Park Road, Twickenham, TW1 3HJ in London, England.

The almshouses are now managed by The Richmond Charities.[1][2] New residents are accepted from 65 years of age.[3]

The current almshouses were built in 1936. They are named after William Candler (1826–1907), a grocer in Twickenham who left money to build them. He is buried in Richmond Cemetery.[1][4]

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Candler Almshouses". The Richmond Charities. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. "Richmond Charities". Charity Performance. DG Publishing. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. "Candler Almshouses". Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC). Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. "People of historical note buried in the borough A to L". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.