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English: Gateway to Palmer's Almshouses, Exeter. All that remains of the almshouses. "Palmer's Almshouses was founded and endowed by John Palmer in 1487, and a smaller establishment cared for four poor women. The complex was considered unfit for habitation by 1865 and was demolished. However, the Chamber Map Book of 1758 and 19th century images of the complex depict a courtyard arrangement with a range of four houses set back from the complex depict a courtyard arrangement with a range of four houses set back from the road behind a garden. The almshouse boundary wall of local breccia stone with its distinctive pedimented gateway survives incorporated into the hospital boundary wall" http://tinyurl.com/b9n8gh . How this was done can be seen in 363826. Architectural description at https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1239564
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Camera location50° 43′ 12.9″ N, 3° 31′ 39″ W  Heading=45° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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