{"id":72,"date":"2019-12-23T12:05:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T12:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanel.org.uk\/memorialcottages\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2020-12-14T14:17:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T14:17:17","slug":"the-almshouses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vanel.org.uk\/memorialcottages\/the-almshouses\/","title":{"rendered":"The Almshouses"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Captain Francis Willmer McAulay Memorial Cottages are situated just on the edge of the village of Aylesby<\/a>, North East Lincolnshire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the loss of his son during the War, when Samuel McAulay died in June 1920 he left in his will a sum of money with the specific purpose of funding a legacy for the memory of that son. That legacy funded the building of the memorial cottages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building started in 1925 and the first five resident moved in in 1926.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These pages explore the buildings themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve got the story about the building of the cottages here<\/a>. Meet the architect and the builder and learn about how they were built using local skills and materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Architecturally the buildings are of their own significant, so we’ve explored more about the architectural features here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Grade 2<\/a> listed building are, of course, first and foremost homes. So we’ve looked more about the design of the homes themselves here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s also a gallery of images<\/a> of the cottages here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy exploring the cottages as a piece of historic architecture. And remember they are Almshouses too and serve a specific purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are also a memorial from one family<\/a> to their fallen son<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learn how the cottages were commissioned and built<\/a>
Explore the architectural details<\/a> and read about the Grade 2 listing<\/a>
The cottages are also homes<\/a>
Find out how the cottages have changed and evolved<\/a>
View a gallery of images<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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