Elborough Almshouses, St.John Street, Rugby

Elborough Almshouses, St.John Street, Rugby, 2018. A red brick terrace of houses with gables and porches. Cars are parked in front. | Image courtesy of Anne Langley
 
Elborough Almshouses, St.John Street, Rugby, 2018.
Image courtesy of Anne Langley
Description of this historic site

Elborough Almshouses, houses built for poor people to live in during the Imperial period. They are situated on St. John Street, Rugby. Earlier spelling Elborow(e)

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Notes about this historic site

1 The original almshouses were in High Street but were pulled down to make way for the Town Hall (WA 3625).
2 The present ones were built in 1885 and consist of a group of six similar redbrick cottages with black brick decoration, with a larger house at the east end of the block. In normal use.

  • For the sources of these notes, see the
  • Timetrail record
  • produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Locations
Rugby (1317)
Subjects
Almshouses and Charity (89)
Almshouses and Workhouses (45)
Time periods
Industrial Age - 1751-1913 (7521)
Alternative reference number
MWA3611

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