Description:The four almshouses and the Parish Room were built by the Rev. E. Samson in 1904. He had previously built four almshouses in Brereton. The homes were for the use of needy village people. The almshouses and the Parish Room were transferred to Lichfield Diocesan Trust in 1908. The homes are now owned by Birch, Sampson and Littleton Charities and have been converted into two, two-bedroomed properties. The Parish Room is now a private dwelling.
The boy on left is William (Bill) Smith and second from left is Harold Matthews. The boy in white blouse is Stan Izzard and the big boy at back is ‘Big’ Jack Carthy.
This picture is from an album of photographs taken by Thomas Harvey Boycott (1876-1949) who lived with his widowed mother, Fanny Maria, whose family had lived at Handsacre Hall as farmers, together with his unmarried aunt, Sarah Elizabeth Harvey. Harvey Boycott was a Clerk at Lichfield District Probate Court and a skilled amateur photographer. The album was a parting gift from Harvey and his mother to the Rev. R.E. Grice-Hutchinson (1885-1976) who was Curate of Armitage with Pipe Ridware 1909-1913.