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Brighton and Hove Almshouse Charity

Catalogue reference: amsg/AMS5576

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This record is about the Brighton and Hove Almshouse Charity dating from 1852-1973.

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Reference
amsg/AMS5576
Title
Brighton and Hove Almshouse Charity
Date
1852-1973
Held by
East Sussex Record Office
Former department reference
AMS 5576
Language
English
Immediate source of acquisition

Documents deposited by the trustees of the Brighton and Hove Almshouse Charity per Miss B A Rowsell, Charlton House, Steyning on 13 April 1978 (ACC 2234)

Administrative / biographical background

The charity was formed by an amalgamation of three charities: Howell's Almshouses, the Percy and Wagner Almshouses and the Pilgrims' and Widows' Cottages, effected by an Order of the Charity Commission of 18 September 1973. For a copy of the Order, see AMS 5576/12 below.

Miss Rowsell served as secretary to the Widows' and Pilgrims' Cottages Trust until the amalgamation.

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