Michel's Almshouses

Michel's Almshouses
Location	The Vineyard, Richmond, London, England
Built	1696 (10 almshouses; rebuilt 1811); 1858 (6 further almshouses)
Built for	Humphrey Michel
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Michel's Almshouses, and Front Wall, Railings and Entrance Gates
Designated	24 December 1968
Reference no.	1261952

Michel's Almshouses are Grade II listed^[1] almshouses in Richmond, London, located in The Vineyard, opposite Bishop Duppa's Almshouses and Queen Elizabeth's Almshouses. They were founded in the 1690s by Humphrey Michel. The original ten almshouses were built in 1696 and were rebuilt in 1811. Another six almshouses were added in 1858.^[2]

The almshouses are now managed by The Richmond Charities.^[3][4] New residents are accepted from 65 years of age.^[5]

See also

• List of almshouses in the United Kingdom

Notes and references

1. Historic England (24 December 1968). "Michel's Almshouses, and Front Wall, Railings and Entrance Gates (1261952)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
2. "The Almshouses of Richmond" (PDF). Local History Notes. London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
3. "Michel's Almshouses". The Richmond Charities. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
4. "Richmond Charities". Charity Performance. DG Publishing. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
5. "Michel's Almshouses". Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC). Retrieved 8 July 2015.

External links

• The Richmond Charities
• The Vineyard, Richmond: History of Michel's Almshouses

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