Main facts
- Age exclusive housing
- 36 flats, bungalows, cottages. Built in 1845 and renovated in 2009. Sizes studio, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom. Includes mobility and wheelchair standard properties
- Non-resident management staff (part time) and community alarm service
- Laundry, guest facilities, garden, community centre
- Access to site easy, but less so for less mobile people. Distances: bus stop 10 yards; shop 1 mile(s); post office 1 mile(s); town centre 1 mile(s); GP 1 mile(s)
- This almshouse charity caters for: people who have worked at least 12 months in the book trade, or dependents of such. Weekly social activities include coffee mornings, outings, meals out, etc., organised by staff. New residents accepted from 40 years of age
- Rent (social landlord)
Info updated: 29/11/2010. Update info