Plaque

Pauncfort Alms Houses

Inscription

Anno 1722
The six almes-houses founded by Sr. John Woolaston Knt., being very old and decayed were pull'd down: and these twelve built in their room, together with a school house for the charity girls at the sole charge of Edward Pauncfort Esq. one of the governours and treasurer of the chapell and free-school of Highgate.

Founded by Sir John Wollaston in 1658.

Site: Pauncfort Alms Houses (1 memorial)

N6, Southwood Lane, 25

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Pauncfort Alms Houses

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Edward Pauncfort

Tory MP. Early in the 1700s he moved into Lauderdale House and took a great ...

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Sir John Wollaston

Born at Perton in Staffordshire. His name varies in spelling: Wollaston or Wo...

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