Almshouses

I went past these rather impressive almshouses in Hawstead on my ride at the weekend. I decided to go back and photograph them.


I've not been able to find out much about Philip Metcalfe. I wonder if this is him? There is also a reference to a Philip Metcalfe in Boswell's Life of Johnson Chapter 36.

Seeing those alms houses reminded me of these others, dating from 1876 at Rougham Green.


James Stiff built these cottages.

I wonder how many other alms houses there are around Bury St Edmunds? I see I'm going to have to look for more.