Ipswich in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Ipswich Almshouses

Photographed By Stephen Palmer, June 3, 2023

1. Ipswich Almshouses Marker

Inscription.
Henry Tooley portman of Ipswich by his will dated Nov. 15 1550 left several estates for the purpose of erecting Alms houses and for the main finance of poor persons therein

In peaceful silence lett great Toolie rest
Whose charitable deeds bespeak him blest
A.D.1551

These Almshouse were founded in the year 1550 and rebuilt in the year 1846 on and near the site of the edifice

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical date for this entry is November 15, 1550.

Location. 52° 3.286′ N, 1° 9.464′ E. Marker is in Ipswich, England, in Suffolk. Marker is on Foundation Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34 Foundation Street, Ipswich, England IP4 1BE, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Dr. Kurt Erich Glauber (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Isaac Johnson (approx. 11.5 kilometers away); Thomas Seckford (approx. 11.6 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Tooley's Foundation and Smart's Charity. Excerpt from the Suffolk Archives
"Most of the income was devoted to maintaining the almshouse which, despite the long-running litigation, seems
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already to have been built by the late 1550s on a site in what is now Foundation Street, not far from Tooley's burial place in the parish church of St Mary at Quay. It originally consisted of five separate lodgings, each to accommodate two people, though it was early recognised that, after the deaths of Tooley's widow Alice and Alice Thwaytes, both of whom received pensions out of the endowment, more almspeople could be maintained." (Submitted on June 13, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England.)

Photographed By Stephen Palmer, June 3, 2023

2. Ipswich Almshouses Marker
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, June 3, 2023

3. Ipswich Almshouses Marker
Photographed By Stephen Palmer, June 3, 2023

4. Ipswich Almshouses

Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 13, 2023, by Stephen Palmer of Ascot, England. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.