Thomas Watson Cottages Homes
Leecroft Road, Barnet, Herts, EN5 2TJ
Leecroft Road, Barnet, Herts, EN5 2TJ
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The Thomas Watson Cottage Homes
Manager's Description
"We offer one- and two-bedroom cottages in a delightfully tranquil setting but well connected to the London Tube.Historical note courtesy of the Herts Memories website: This not so much an almshous..." Show more "We offer one- and two-bedroom cottages in a delightfully tranquil setting but well connected to the London Tube.
Historical note courtesy of the Herts Memories website: This not so much an almshouse as a developing estate of almshouses, specifically for the benefit of those linked with the haulage industry. The almshouse group is tucked away at the end of Leecroft Road, peacefully secluded but fairly close to local shops and activities. The view to the south makes you think you are in the countryside, the lay of the land hiding any housing development.
Thomas Watson, who died in 1910, headed up the firm of Sutton & Co . . . and it was his two daughters, Annie and Florence, who founded the first almshouses in 1914 in his memory.
For information about any vacancies, please contact the clerk of the Trustees by email on clerk@thomaswatsonch.co.uk" Show less
Main Facts
Retirement housing
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
29 flats, bungalows. Built in 1914 and renovated in 2011. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom. Includes wheelchair standard properties.
Resident management staff and Careline alarm service
Lift, Lounge, Guest facilities, Garden
Access to site fairly easy. Distances: bus stop 600 yards; shop 600 yards; post office 0.8 mile(s); town centre 0.8 mile(s); GP 800 yards; social centre 0.8 mile(s).
This almshouse charity caters for: people previously employed in the Freight industry (or their spouses).. Regular Social activities include: Regular social activities including outings, evenings in the Hall, Summer and Christmas lunch.
Housing Authority: Barnet
Social Care Authority: Barnet
Info updated: 26/03/2014
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