What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a Ladies' Bazaar, were to benefit the elderly poor of good moral character from seven local townships. Recorded plaque organisation: Holme Valley Civic Society.

The Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses commemorate the victims of the devastating Holmfirth Flood of 1852; these almshouses, built in 1856 with funds raised by public subscription and a Ladies' Bazaar, provided housing for the elderly poor from seven local townships.

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