London Open House 2014
Folder: London
I started off with visits to a couple of locations in Croydon - managed to squeeze onto the Almshouses tour as a result of a non-arrival. We were shown round by a resident and the Whitgift Foundation marketing manager. The tour was informative and comprehensive.
Then it was up to Central London but, as always, the queues for the tall buildings were too long to deal with, so I headed out to East L… (read more)
Then it was up to Central London but, as always, the queues for the tall buildings were too long to deal with, so I headed out to East L… (read more)
Foundation stone
The almshouses were established in 1596 by John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury
The quadrangle
Once you enter the almshouses, you are in this central quadrangle. The residents' apartments are situated around the quad
He that giveth
The finger points to a collection tin that is no longer there
Looking out at the quad
This is the view out of one of the rooms on the first floor
The Old Palace
Most of the Palace site today dates from the 15th and 16th century, but it is thought that there have been buildings here for a thousand years or more.
This is now part of the Old Palace School, of the Whitgift Foundation.
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