With the closure of the Methodist chapel the trustees of the Lambourn Almshouses recognised its potential to provide further homes. The site was purchased in 2017.
Nestling between the sites of both the Isbury and Hardrett’s Almshouses the trustees imagined a continuous site of almshouses stretching from Isbury, through the chapel site and into that of Hardrett’s.
The chapel is a Grade II listed building which demands sensitive development. The Charity instructed architects to develop a plan that provides four apartments on two floors within the existing chapel building and a further 5 in an appropriately styled building to replace the current schoolroom annex and adjoining caretaker’s cottage. Planning approval and Listed Building Consent have been granted and the Trustees look forward to bringing this project to fruition, providing a further 9 much needed homes for those in need in Lambourn.
As our online platform for fund raising we are using ‘The Good Exchange’, a Not-for-Profit organisation, wholly owned by Greenham Trust which is a Registered Charity (Charity No. 1062762).
Donations made via ‘The Good Exchange’ will be match funded, up to £100,000, by Greenham Trust.
