Candler Almshouses Explained
Candler Almshouses are almshouses at 79 Amyand Park Road, Twickenham TW1 3HJ in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England.
The ten almshouses are now managed by The Richmond Charities.[1] [2] New residents are accepted from 65 years of age.[3]
The current almshouses were built in 1936. They are named after William Candler (1826–1907), a grocer in Twickenham who left money to build them.[1] [4] [5] He is buried in Richmond Cemetery.[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Candler Almshouses . . 31 July 2015.
- Web site: Richmond Charities . DG Publishing . Charity Performance . 31 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140415095906/http://www.charityperformance.com/charity-details.php?id=12315 . 15 April 2014 . dmy-all .
- Web site: Candler Almshouses . Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) . 31 July 2015.
- Web site: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington, p.166. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1962.. Reynolds, Susan. 1962. . 20 November 2019.
- William Candler and the Almshouses. Alexander . Peter H . June 2003 . West Middlesex Family History Journal . 2 . 26-29 . 0142-517X.
- Web site: People of historical note buried in the borough A to L . . 21 June 2017. 19 September 2020.
