Helyar Almshouses Explained

Helyar Almshouses
Coordinates:50.9086°N -2.6565°W
Location:East Coker, Somerset, England
Built:1640-1660
Built For:Archdeacon Helyar
Restored:19th century
Designation1:Grade II Listed Building
Designation1 Offname:Helyar Almshouses
Designation1 Date:19 April 1961
Designation1 Number:1345804

The Helyar Almshouses were erected between 1640[1] and 1660 by William Helyar Archdeacon of Barnstable of Coker Court, East Coker, Somerset, England.

The building work was interrupted by the plague of 1645 and the English Civil War, and the almshouses were not completed until 1660, by which time, the Archdeacon was dead, and the work was completed by his grandson (also William Helyar).

In 1868 the almshouses had an income of £46 per annum[2] . It still operates a charity and had an income of £9,313 in 2005.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Helyar Almshouses. historicengland.org.uk. English Heritage. 19 October 2011.
  2. The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
  3. Web site: 245432 - HELYAR'S ALMSHOUSES. Charity Commission. 19 October 2011.