Given with freedom and cheerfulness and not grudgingly: Almshouses and charitable giving

The Alms-house movement has a history of over 1000 years in Britain. With well over 25,000 individual properties, they exist in many cases unnoticed in almost every town in the land, administrated by some 2000 separate charitable groups, many of them of ancient origin. Some are still being built today in modest numbers, and with some modifications are still administered in the same way. This quotation is from a sermon given in 1754 by Thomas Gouge, who goes on to say that this should be done “with simplicity, and sincerity, with affection, with a compassionate heart, seasonably, speedily, bountifully and liberally”
One of the most visual and long-lasting ways of providing in this way, was the endowment of Alms-houses by those who had disposable wealth and a wish use it to benefit others. Explore the history with Claire of Cheshire Historyscapes in this engaging talk.

Timings

Wednesday 16 September:

7pm

Location & directions

Poynton Civic Hall, Off Park Lane, Poynton, Cheshire, SK12 1RB

Directions:

Parking is free after 3pm

Contact on day:

Jenny Lippmann

Telephone number:

+441625872238

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Booking required via the booking link on this page, or by calling 01625 872 238

Booking contact name:

Jenny Lippmann

Booking telephone number:

+441625872238

Booking email:

[email protected]

Booking website:

https://www.ticketsource.com/poynton-town-council

Booking opens:

15 Jul 2026 12:00 PM

Booking closes:

15 Sep 2026 07:00 PM

Additional information

Max number of people:

40

Estimated duration:

1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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