Gell Almshouses, Main Street, Hopton, Derbyshire

A plaque in the centre of the gable has a coat of arms and states 'This Hospital was began 1719 by S. Philip Gell Bart in his lifetime and by him endorsed for the life of 2 poor men and 2 poor women of Hopton and Carson. Finished by his Executors and inhabited Sept 1722'. The Gell family lived at Hopton Hall.

Location

Derbyshire Hopton

Period

Georgian (1714 - 1836)

Tags

almshouse poor charity philanthropy Georgian (1714 - 1836)