Dyers Almshouses | |
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Location of the almshouses within Crawley | |
General information | |
Type | Almshouse |
Architectural style | Dutch Vernacular/Arts and Crafts |
Address | Northgate Road, Northgate RH10 1YD |
Town or city | Crawley |
Country | United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 51°07′06″N 0°11′13″W / 51.1184°N 0.1870°W |
Groundbreaking | 1939 |
Opened | October 1940 (first block) |
Owner | Worshipful Company of Dyers |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Bertram and Company (W.H. Hatchard-Smith) |
Main contractor | Longley and Company |
Designations | Locally listed building |
The Dyers Almshouses are a group of 30 almshouses belonging to the Worshipful Company of Dyers, a London Livery Company. Built in three stages between 1939 and 1971, they are located close to the town centre of Crawley, a New Town and borough in West Sussex, England. The distinctive Arts and Crafts-influenced buildings are arranged around a courtyard on a street close to Crawley town centre, and have been granted conservation area and locally listed building status.