Brimpton History: The Almshouses
According to the details recorded in the ‘Brimpton Story’ book, the St Peter’s Almshouses (to give them their full name) date back to 1854 when they were built to accommodate the poor, the elderly and widows. They were built and maintained by the Brimpton Charity, and endowed by the Countess of Falmouth. The building originally housed six separate almshouses, each of which was made up of a living room with a bedroom above. The six dwellings shared a single outside…