What is recorded here
Built in 1680 by Sir Charles Harbord, Surveyor General King Charles 1st. to provide shelter for 'SIx Poor Men'
The Harbord Almshouses were built in 1680 by Sir Charles Harbord, Surveyor General to King Charles I, to provide shelter for six poor men. They are significant as a historical example of early charitable housing in England.
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