RFS members who attended the July conference will recall the almshouses at Castle Rising which miraculously retain their original furniture. They were built by Henry Howard Earl of Northampton, an antiquarian with an interest in architectural design, who was a key figure at the heart of the Jacobean establishment and who brokered James VI of Scotland’s succession to the throne of England.
The December 10th edition of Country Life magazine includes an article A Trinity of Trinities. This year three historic almshouses celebrate the 400th anniversary of their founders death. John Goodall explains the origins of their creation.
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