Sir John Port Almshouses, Church Hill, Etwall, Derbyshire

There are 16 cottages in all, 12 of which are built round three sides of a courtyard. They date from 1681 and 1690 and were built by governors of the former Sir John Port almshouses. A plaque explains that 'This hospitall through length of time falling into decay was rebuilt, the sallarys increased, the alms men augmented from VI to XII. The Right Honourable Theophilus, late of Huntingdon, the Right Honourable Philip, Earl of Chesterfield and S William Gerrard, Baronet. Hiers generale to the founder being governors MDCLXXXI'.

Location

Derbyshire Etwall

Period

Stuart (1603 - 1713)

Tags

almshouse poor charity philanthropy Stuart (1603 - 1713)