Almshouse
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An almshouse is a form of charitable housing that developed in medieval Europe to provide long-term accommodation for people unable to support themselves, most often the elderly or disabled. Originati
Almshouse, Hospital of St Cross, Winchester
Hospices de Beaune, France
St Johns' Almhouse, Sherborne
Front elevation, Salisbury Almshouse, 1479
St Johns' House, Sherborne
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St Johns' House is an almshouse in Sherborne, Dorset, England. Dating from the mid-15th century, it is a Grade I listed building.
Almshouse
…Sundays. Some almshouses required residents to wear distinctive clothing, such as the red cloaks and bonnets for women and blue coats and hats for men at St Johns' House in Sherborne in Dorset. Some almshouses had formal rules for their residents, though many did not. Where they did, they typically required attendance…
The Sherborne Almshouse Triptych
Saints Paul and James (The Master of the Sherborne Almshouse Triptych outer left panel)
Saints Thomas and Peter (The Master of the Sherborne Almshouse Triptych outer right panel)