Founded by Elias Davy (the correct spelling of his name), and originally built for seven people of either sex and enlarged for twelve people in 1875. Residents transferred to newly built almshouses in nearby Duppas Hill in 1974.
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Elis David Almshouse
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Getty's picture caption is: "Crowley House on the River Thames at Greenwich, on the present site of Greenwich Power Station, London, circa 1775. The house was built for London merchant Sir Andrew C...
Continued the development of Bloomsbury including the building of the Covent Garden Market in the Piazza. He received a royal grant permitting the market.
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