Almshouses, Ewelme, Chilterns, Oxfordshire: the courtyard with the water pump in the foreground
| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA27985 |
| Artist/Photographer | Deakin, Ralph (1888-1952)
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| Country | UK: England |
| City | Ewelme |
| Subject Date | 1400 |
| Image Date | 1930 |
| View | Exterior |
| Style | Medieval |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | DK/UK/60 (DKN/UK/88) |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Ralph Deakin / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
Ae-whylme is Anglo-Saxon for 'waters whelming' and the village dreives its name from a spring which empties into a rapid stream known as Ewelme Brook. The almhouses were established in 1437 by Alice de la Pole, Duchess of Suffolk.
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Subject tags
fountains, almshouses