Almshouses

A Memory of Chipping Campden.

My grandparents lived in the Almshouses, not sure which one first, but certainly No4 and then later they moved to No12 - this is the house and window which is featured in the photo. Externally it has barely changed since I remember it, though a recent visit and oeek through the front door showed the stairs and downstairs toilet have been rearranged. I remember vegetables and fruit in the garden which parallels Church Street and backs up against the Eight Bells Inn which was run by an aunt. I was fascinated by the old gas lights, lit each evening by a man with a long pole and switched off in the morning. The old wall clock that ticked noisily and yet with such a reassuring and comforting noise as I sat listening to stories on the radio just sitting quietly whilst the adults were talking.