Historic houses · London
Trinity Green Almshouses
Trinity Green Almshouses — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Trinity Green Almshouses is a Grade I-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Trinity Green Almshouses (formerly Trinity Hospital) are a series of Grade I listed almshouses on Mile End Road in Whitechapel in London. They were originally built in 1695 to provide housing for retired sailors, and are possibly the 2nd oldest almshouses in Central London, The Charterhouse, founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611 being the oldest. The buildings were damaged during the Second World War, and were restored in the 1950s by London County Council.
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Background
History
The Trinity Green Almshouses were built in 1695 by the Corporation of Trinity House to provide housing for "28 decay’d Masters & Commanders of Ships or ye Widows of such"; the land was given to the corporation by Captain Henry Mudd of Ratcliffe. The almshouses are believed to have been designed by Sir William Ogbourne, and the houses were organised into two rows, with a central green and chapel. The chapel is in the parish of St Dunstan's, Stepney. In 1735, Trinity Green had 28 people, at a cost of 12 shillings per resident per month. In 1895–96, Trinity Green was threatened with closure, after Sir Frederic Leighton proposed that the almshouses be destroyed. The closure was prevented due to…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5208, -0.0548
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Parish
- Tower Hamlets, unparished area
- Postcode
- E1 4TS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bethnal Green and Stepney
Sources
- wikidata: Q17528170 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Trinity Green Almshouses (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Trinity Green Almshouses?
- Trinity Green Almshouses is in London, United Kingdom (postcode E1 4TS), in the parish of Tower Hamlets, unparished area.
- Is Trinity Green Almshouses a listed building?
- Trinity Green Almshouses is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Trinity Green Almshouses?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode E1 4TS. It sits within the Bethnal Green and Stepney parliamentary constituency.