by Brian Howson (Author)
In Almshouses: A Social and Architectural History Brian Howson outlines the development of almshouses, from their origins as mediaeval hospitals, through the Tudor and Stuart periods, to Georgian and Victorian times when the provision became more urban than rural in character and philanthropic in sponsorship.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 22 Aug 2008
ISBN 10: 0752442589
ISBN 13: 9780752442587