1899 - Christian Union Almshouses - Crawford Place, London, UK
N 51° 31.104 W 000° 09.946
30U E 696634 N 5711284
These 1899 almshouses are located on the north west side of Crawford Place and are known as The Powys Wing.
Waymark Code: WMJHYZ
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/22/2013
Views: 1
The cornerstone, to the left extremity of the building, is inscribed:
This stone
was laid by
The Hon. Mary Powys
20th November 1899
The building was constructed as almshouses and that is the usage today.
The
National Archives website tells us:
The Christian Union Almshouses were founded in 1832.,
when a leasehold property at 28 John Street (now Crawford Place) was
purchased with contributions raised by the parishes of St Mary's Bryanston
Square, St Pancras and Paddington. Homes were built "to provide an asylum
for poor and aged believers in full communion with some Protestant church".
The Almshouses gave charitable support and shelter to the poor, most of whom
were retired female servants or seamstresses of St Marylebone Inmates were
chosen by elections held every six months.
In 1836, 27 and 29 John Street were also acquired and after buying three
more houses in Marylebone Road in 1867 (later sold), up to 60 persons were
housed. Following the gaining of the freehold to the John Street premises,
the almshouses were rebuilt in 1899 at a cost of £7,000. Subsequent
modernisation work was undertaken in 1950 and 1989.
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