Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: May 16, 2025
This croft is part of an estate under the care of Lench's Trust; and, at the time of the bequest, was probably worth no more than ten shillings per annum. At the top of Walmer-lane, which is the north east corner of this croft, stood about half a dozen old alms-houses, perhaps erected in the beginning of the seventeenth century, then at a considerable distance from the town.
William Rixam gave a house in Spiceal-street, No. 26, for the use of the poor, in 1568. John Ward, in 1591, gave a house and lands in Marston Culey. William Colmore gave ten shillings per ann. payable out of the house, No. 1, High-street. John Shelton gave ten shillings per annum, issuing out of a house occupied by Martin Day. Several of the above donations are included in Lench's trust.
The south side of Ladywood Lane, being in Edgbaston parish, was pretty well built upon, owing to its being the nearest land to the centre of the town not burdened with town rating. There was a very large and lumbering old mansion on the left, near where Lench's Alms-houses now stand. Mr. R.W. Winfield lived at the red brick house between what are now the Francis and the Beaufort Roads.
Or, "That John Moore, yeoman, of Worley Wigorn, built this school, in 1730." Nay, pride even tempts us to strut in a second-hand robe of charity, left by another; or why do we read "These alms-houses were erected by Lench's trust, in 1764. Another utters the word charity, and we rejoice in the echo. If we miss the substance, we grasp at the shadow.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking