Beeston's, Andrewes' & Palyn's Charity
272 Consort Road, Peckham, London, SE15 3SD
272 Consort Road, Peckham, London, SE15 3SD
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Girdlers Company
Manager's Description
"Our residents are expected to live independently, looking after themselves - if necessary, with the help of outside agencies. The Company employs an Almshouse Manager to look after the buildings and g..." Show more "Our residents are expected to live independently, looking after themselves - if necessary, with the help of outside agencies. The Company employs an Almshouse Manager to look after the buildings and grounds, to act as a good neighbour to each of the residents, and to report at regular intervals to the Company's Almshouse Committee, which oversees all aspects of the almshouses.Applications for The Girdlers’ almshouses are considered in the following order of priority, as set down in the Charity Commission Scheme governing the Charity (named Beeston's Andrewes' and Palyn's Charity). "The residents shall be poor persons in the following categories".
* Freemen of the City of London.
* Persons who are, or who have been, employed in
trades akin to that of a girdler (including workers in
metals, leather cloth and fabrics).
* Persons resident in the former administrative
county of London as constituted on 31st March 1965." Show less
Main Facts
Age exclusive housing
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
18 flats, bungalows. Built in 1970 and renovated in 1980. Sizes 1 bedroom. Includes mobility standard properties.
Non-resident management staff and Careline alarm service
Garden, Community centre
Access to site easy, but less so for less mobile people. Distances: bus stop 0.1 mile(s); shop 0.2 mile(s); post office 0.4 mile(s); town centre 0.6 mile(s); GP 0.2 mile(s).
This almshouse charity caters for: Freemen of the City of London, or former employees in workers in metals, leather, cloth and fabrics, or residents in inner London (former LCC). New residents accepted from 40 years of age.
Housing Authority: Southwark
Social Care Authority: Southwark
Info updated: 16/04/2018
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