JuLY 2013 A LITTLE BEDE OF HISTORY The Bede Row almshouses before they were sold off and modified. he advert in the last edition of the Fosdyke Newsletter declaring of modern bungalows in the centre of Tvacancies at the almshouses of the Charity of Sir Thomas the village. These bungalows were Middlecott fired up our journalistic tendencies. What’s it all about? built in 1980 and stand next to the Here’s the Clerk to the Trustees, Denis Glen’s, explanation. village hall with one of the original residents now in her 90th year still The Algarkirk and Fosdyke 1979. The original building was of local occupying her bungalow. In 1983 the almhouses were first conceived in 1624 brick with a thatched roof with each charity was re-constituted with a new by Sir Thomas Middlecott, a local resident having a single room. There Charity Commission scheme and new resident and land owner, who “desired were two earth closet toilets for all ten Trustees. This scheme designated that that almshouses” be built. The residents, one at each end of the there be three co-opted trustees each almshouses were built in 1635 and building, and a well at the front for from Fosdyke and Algarkirk, one were originally meant for a master and obtaining fresh water for washing and trustee nominated by each of the Parish nine inmates, four of whom were to be drinking. During the first half of the last Councils and whoever is the vicar for from Fosdyke and five from Algarkirk, century the thatched roof was over clad the two parishes. In 1990 the trustees usually single paupers aged over forty. with asbestos sheets. Originally the had accumulated sufficient funds to These almshouses were one of a master received twelve old pence per build another pair of bungalows in number of endowments by Sir Thomas week and the inmates eight old pence Algarkirk and these are located at the Middlecott in the local area, others along with cloaks and coal. Regular junction of Lee Avenue and Church being a number of almshouses in attendance at Fosdyke Church was Lane opposite the Church yard. In the Boston and a school at Kirton. compulsory and if found brawling, late 1990’s the Trustees sold most of The almshouses at Fosdyke, frequenting of taverns, absence at night the land at Old Leake and Bennington located at the junction of Puttock Gate or other offences then penalties were and with the proceeds of this sale and Wash Road and known locally as imposed. During the flood of 1810 purchased a farm at Thorney. This farm the Bede Row, still exist but in a much when parts of Fosdyke were inundated and the land at Swineshead and altered and extended form since they the almshouses were flooded and had Wigtoft provide the income to maintain were sold into private ownership in to be evacuated the cost of repairs the new almshouses. amounting to nine shillings and tuppence. To maintain the almshouses SIR THOMAS MIDDLECOTT CHARITY and residents, in his will of 1638, Sir ALGARKIRK & FOSDYKE Thomas Middlecott endowed the ALMSHOUSE VACANCY charity with small farms at Wigtoft, Swineshead, Bennington and Old The charity has a vacancy at it’s almshouse Leake. bungalow at Fosdyke. The bungalow has one By the 1970’s there were only two Saturday, 6 July bedroom and is more suitable for an older residents of the almshouses, the last of single person. Applicants must currently live in Algarkirk or Fosdyke. whom died in 1978. They were also in Open Mic a very dilapidated condition with the Applications should be made in writing by Night Monday 22 July 2013 giving your full details cost of updating them to modern and a contact telephone number to the address standards well beyond the financial Doors open 7.30 pm below. means of the charity at that time. The Music starts 8.30 pm Clerk to the Trustees, Denis Glenn, 3 Old Main Trustees therefore took the decision to Free live music! Road, Fosdyke, Boston, Lincs PE20 2BU sell the almshouses and to build a pair 1 needs you! he pantomime is beginning Tto take shape for the weekend after Christmas but there are two small non- speaking parts that still need to be filled. If you fancy a few minutes of fame to help out the ‘troop’ please contact Liz on [email protected] or 260275. Chris wins The class of 1978 prize ell, we had little response Adertise your product or service Wto Chris Johnson’s attempt For just £12 a year to name everyone. A few Contact Terry spelling mistakes, perhaps, but 01205 260275 or email [email protected] still no guesses at who ‘27’ is. So, we’re giving Chris a prize for trying: a signed copy of Terry Martin’s collection of short stories Probably Maybe Perhaps . 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