ALMSHOUSES in Corsham have won top honours from Prince Charles for the £1.5 million renovation scheme of the listed building.
The Patron's Award was presented by the Prince at a ceremony in Bath, Somerset.
The award is one of only three given nationwide and reflects the excellence of the building work and its design.
The Lady Margaret Hungerford Charity has a long and proud history. It was founded in 1668 to provide a school and a home for six poor people opposite her family home, Corsham Court.
With only minor improvements being carried out in the past 150 years the trustees embarked on a major restoration and modernisation programme.
The project included modernisation of six existing almshouses, creating a new flat in the old master's house and converting a set of outbuildings into four new flats. The original schoolroom is open to the public in the tourist season.
The Patron's Award recognises outstanding projects and excellence in design and standards.
In addition to Lady Margaret Hungerford, two other almshouse projects have been honoured this year. The renovation and upgrading of the 1960's Norris Almshouses in South Hackney and a new four-almshouse development in Totnes, Devon.
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