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Nicholas Chamberlaine's Almshouses, Nicholas Chamberlaine, Thomas Larkin Walker, and John Toone bronze plaque

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Nicholas Chamberlaine's Almshouses, Nicholas Chamberlaine, Thomas Larkin Walker, and John Toone bronze plaque
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This bronze commemorative plaque records: Nicholas Chamberlaine's Almshouses The Reverend Nicholas Chamberlaine (1632-1715) was Rector of this parish for over 50 years. The original Almshouses were founded under his will and were built in the Hall Yard. The present Almshouss were designed by Thomas Larkin Walker Esq. F.R.I.B.A., and were built on this site in 1840 by John Toone Esq.
Reverend Nicholas Chamberlaine, longtime Rector of the parish, established almshouses through his will to provide housing for the poor; Thomas Larkin Walker, a noted architect, designed the current almshouses built in 1840 by contractor John Toone.

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