Holgate Almshouses

Posted on: 30th May 2025

These Almshouses were erected in 1856 by the Trustees of Robert Holgate a native of Hemsworth who rose to become Archbishop of York, 1545-1554.

In his will of 1555 he endowed funds to found a hospital in the town of his birth.

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