Candler Almshouses
LocationTwickenham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England
Built1936 (current buildings)
Governing bodyRichmond Charities

Candler Almshouses are almshouses at 79 Amyand Park Road, Twickenham TW1 3HJ in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England.[1]

The ten almshouses are now managed by The Richmond Charities.[1][2] New residents are accepted from 65 years of age.[3]

The current almshouses were built in 1936. They are named after William Candler (1826–1907), a grocer in Twickenham who left money to build them.[1][4][5] He is buried in Richmond Cemetery.[6]

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Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 "Candler Almshouses". The Richmond Charities. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Richmond Charities". Charity Performance. DG Publishing. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Candler Almshouses". Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC). Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, Susan, ed. (1962). "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington, p.166. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1962". British History Online. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Alexander, Peter H (June 2003). "William Candler and the Almshouses". West Middlesex Family History Journal (2): 26–29. ISSN 0142-517X.
  6. ↑ "People of historical note buried in the borough A to L". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

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