Willoughby Almshouses

Willoughby Almshouses, Cossall
Location Cossall, Nottinghamshire, England
Coordinates 52°58′29.94″N 1°16′55.81″W / 52.9749833°N 1.2821694°W / 52.9749833; -1.2821694Coordinates: 52°58′29.94″N 1°16′55.81″W / 52.9749833°N 1.2821694°W / 52.9749833; -1.2821694
Built 1685
Built for George Willoughby
Listed Building – Grade II*
Location of Willoughby Almshouses, Cossall in Nottinghamshire

The Willoughby Almshouses were erected in 1685[1] in Cossall, Nottingham.[2]

These were originally for "4 single poor men over 60 years of age and 4 single poor women over 55 years of age".

There was an endowment of a farm at Roston and local land rents to give the residents a pension of £10 per year and a new grey cloth gown worth 3d per yard every 2 years, and 5 shillings worth of coal yearly.

The charity which supports the almshouses, Charity 214252, is still administered by Lord Middleton, the descendents of George Willoughby.

References

  1. ↑ Almshouses. Anna Hallett. Osprey Publishing, 2008
  2. ↑ English Heritage Listing Information
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