Almshouses Series #044 Westmill
The Westmill almshouses building itself dates back to the 18th or 19th century. The present charity is in the names of Thomas Greg and Mary Hope Greg. Mary dedicated the almshouse to the memory of her husband in 1929 as shown on the plaque on the cottages which includes the initials T T G and M G. The rest garden for the almshouses is now used as part the garden of the cottage attached to the Village Hall and a garden for the children attending the nursery school run from the Village Hall. As far as the building is concerned the original four dwellings were combined to make two. Hence two doors have numbers and letterboxes, the other two have neither. They were modernised in 1929 and improved further at various times. The building was grade 2 listed by Historic England in 1984. The building is still used as an almshouse. The 2020 accounts reveal that a tenant who had lived in the almshouse for ten years moved out and a new tenant was being sought with the necessary Westmill connections.
This is a mystery cache and IS NOT at the published coordinates.
The cache is a 2ml tube.
To find the cache:
This cache is part of a series which are placed at or near almshouses. If you wish to add to this series please email abiherts at almshousesseries@gmail.com for a number.