Wright’s Almshouses

Wright's Almshouses is a terrace of six former almshouses now located on Beam Street in , , England. The building was originally erected at the junction of Hospital Street and London Road in 1638 by Edmund Wright, Lord Mayor of London in 1640–41, and is listed at grade II*.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: Grade II* listed building in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Wright’s Almshouses, Nantwich”
  • Address: Beam Street, Nantwich, CW5 5LZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crewe Almshouses and St Mary’s Church, Nantwich.

Building
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or Crewe's Almshouses is a terrace of seven former almshouses at the end of Beam Street in , , England. The present building was erected in 1767 by John Crewe, later first Baron Crewe, and is listed at grade II.

Church
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St Mary's Church is an Anglican parish church in , , England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Wright’s Almshouses.

Railway station
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serves the town of , , England. It is on the to line 4+1⁄2 miles south west of Crewe. Opened in 1858, it was the junction for the Great Western Railway route to Wellington via until 1963. is situated 2,000 feet south of Wright’s Almshouses.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wybunbury and Crewe.

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WIN-b ree or WIM-b ree is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of and the ceremonial county of , England.

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is a medium-sized town in South . It boasts friendly people, inexpensive hotels and eateries. It is famed for its railway connections and also as the home of Rolls Royce, though the factory is now operated by Bentley Motors.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of and the ceremonial county of , England. The village lies 5 miles to the northwest of . is situated 5 miles north of Wright’s Almshouses.

Wright’s Almshouses

Latitude
53.06884° or 53° 4′ 8″ north
Longitude
-2.51702° or 2° 31′ 1″ west
Open location code
9C5V3F9M+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 531900792
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q8038144
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In Other Languages

“Wright’s Almshouses” goes by many names.
  • Igbo: “Ụlọ Almshouses nke Wright, Nantwich”

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