Description:Two milk girls taking a break from their rounds to clear snow from the paths of Sir Martin Noell's Almshouses. They are (left) Mrs B. Randle and (right) Miss M. Arkinstall.
The Almshouses built in the middle of the 17th century by Sir Martin Noell. He was a London merchant who was born in Stafford. He had these almshouses houses built on Mill Street for the poor of the town. The inhabitants were also given a small pension and a coal allowance from the Corporation. The almshouses had their own chapel, whose stained-glass windows were believed to have come from the old Castle Church. A weekly service was held by the Sub-Rector of St. Mary's Church.
Published in the Staffordshire Newsletter, 25 February 1956.
Reproduced by Kind Permission of the Staffordshire Newsletter who retain copyright.