Dent’s Terrace, Winchcombe
Dent’s Terrace of former almshouses is a popular postcard souvenir of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire.
Almshouses trace their history back to monastic times where the terms bedehouse, hospital, maison dieu, almshouse and others described the provision of accommodation for those in need.
The first recorded almshouse was founded by King Athelstan in York in the 10th Century, and the oldest still in existence is thought to be the Hospital of St. Oswald in Worcester that dates from circa 990.
Dent’s Terrace, Winchcombe
Dent’s Terrace of former almshouses is a popular postcard souvenir of Winchcombe in Gloucestershire.
Almshouses trace their history back to monastic times where the terms bedehouse, hospital, maison dieu, almshouse and others described the provision of accommodation for those in need.
The first recorded almshouse was founded by King Athelstan in York in the 10th Century, and the oldest still in existence is thought to be the Hospital of St. Oswald in Worcester that dates from circa 990.