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Hexham, Alms Houses (1890)

 

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Hexham, Alms Houses - Click for bigger imageAn illustration showing the Alms Houses in Hexham. Alms houses were built to house needy families within a parish. Money was raised by charities and through donation or bequests.

 

Northumberland Archives Service holds over 120,000 photographic images relating to the history of the county of Northumberland. The quality of the photographs mounted on this website has been reduced. High quality photographic or digital copies of these, and of other photographs from our collections, are available by contacting the Archives Service.